Stuffed Bell Peppers

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups water
• 3 green bell peppers
• 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
• 8 ounces lean ground beef, cooked and drained
• 1 tablespoon italian herb seasoning
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2 ounces monterey jack cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon 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 large skillet over medium heat.
• 6 brown ground beef in skillet.
• 7 stir in chopped peppers and onions in oil until soft.
• 8 reduce heat to low, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• 9 mix in cooked rice and 1 1/5 cups tomato sauce.
• 10 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 11 spoon the mixture into the peppers, and top each with remaining tomato sauce.
• 12 cover, and bake about 45 minutes.
• 13 uncover, top each pepper with jack cheese, and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly.