Stuffed Bell Peppers

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large red bell peppers
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2/3 cup cooked rice, cooled
• 1 tablespoon sweet hungarian paprika
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 cut off top 1/2 inch of peppers and reserve.
• 2 scoop seeds from cavities.
• 3 discard stems and chop pepper tops.
• 4 heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 5 add onions, parsley, garlic, and pepper pieces.
• 6 saute until onions soften, about 8 minutes.
• 7 transfer to large bowl.
• 8 mix in rice, paprika, salt, pepper, and all spice.
• 9 cool 10 minutes.
• 10 mix in 1/2 cup tomato sauce, then beef and egg.
• 11 fill pepper cavities with beef mixture.
• 12 stand filled peppers in single layer in heavy large pot.
• 13 pour remaining 2 cups tomato sauce around peppers.
• 14 bring sauce to a boil over medium-high heat.
• 15 reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• 16 spoon some sauce over each pepper.
• 17 cover and cook until peppers are tender and filling is cooked through and firm, about 20 more minutes.