Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large green peppers
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb turkey
• 3 tablespoons onions, chopped
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
• 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 cut off the stem of the bell pepper and remove seeds and membranes; rinse pepper.
• 3 submerge peppers in boiling water for 2-3 minutes; remove and drain.
• 4 fry meat and onion in a pan until thoroughly cooked; drain off juices.
• 5 stir in rice, salt, garlic powder, cumin and 1 cup of the tomato sauce. heat on stove until bubbling.
• 6 stuff peppers with beef mixture.
• 7 stand upright in square baking dish.
• 8 pour remaining tomato sauce over pepper, cover, and bake for 30 minutes. uncover peppers and top with cheese.
• 9 cook an additional 15 minutes.