Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium green peppers
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 (6 7/8 ounce) box rice-a-roni spanish rice mix
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes (for use in making the rice)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup american cheese

Recipe

• 1 remove tops and seeds from peppers; parboil peppers for 5 minutes and drain.
• 2 place peppers in a baking dish.
• 3 combine ground beef and onion and cook together until done.
• 4 drain and set aside.
• 5 prepare rice-a-roni according to package directions.
• 6 when rice is done,combine it with the beef and onion.
• 7 fill peppers with rice mixture.
• 8 mix the 1 teaspoons sugar with the tomato sauce and pour this around the peppers (not over).
• 9 cover the baking dish.
• 10 bake at 350°f for 35 minutes and then uncover and top with the shredded cheese.
• 11 bake uncovered for about 5 minutes more to melt cheese.
• 12 serve with the tomato sauce.