Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 green bell peppers
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces ground beef
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine rice and water in a small saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees f (205c) cut tops off peppers, seed insides, and arrange peppers in a large baking dish.
• 4 chop usable portion of the tops.
• 5 heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 6 brown ground beef in skillet.
• 7 stir in chopped peppers and onions in oil until soft.
• 8 add parsley.
• 9 reduce heat to low, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• 10 mix in cooked rice and 1 1/5 cups tomato sauce.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 12 spoon the mixture into the peppers, and top each with remaining tomato sauce.
• 13 cover, and bake about 45 minutes.
• 14 uncover, top each pepper with mozzarella cheese, and bake until cheese is melted.