Stuffed Bell Peppers Italiano

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large yellow onion
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup instant rice, cooked
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, divided
• 4 large bell peppers, tops cut and insides cleaned. (red or green)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet saute onions and garlic in oil for about 5 minutes.
• 2 add ground beef and cook for 10 minutes breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.
• 3 drain oil.
• 4 stir in cooked rice.
• 5 sprinkle in oregano, salt and pepper.
• 6 add one can of tomato sauce.
• 7 sprinkle in around 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese.
• 8 cook stirring until cheese is melted.
• 9 place the peppers in a large steamer and cook until tender.
• 10 stuff each pepper with hamburger mixture.
• 11 put some tomato sauce at the bottom of a large baking dish and arrange peppers standing up.
• 12 pour remaining sauce and water over the peppers and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• 13 bake in 350 degree oven until cheese is melted.
• 14 serve with garlic bread and parmesan cheese, if desired.