Susan Stuffed Bell Peppers (unstuffed!)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced (i add more)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 1/2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, must like the bbq sauce to like this dish (i only use tony roma's or open pit)
• 1/3 cup minute rice, uncooked
• 1/4 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (i use garli garni)
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 large green peppers, sliced thinly
• 3 (14 ounce) cans tomato bisque soup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 combine the first 9 ingredients (onions through black pepper) and roll into 1/2 inch balls.
• 3 bake in oven at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 4 in a large saucepot, simmer the tomato bisgue and 2 cans (soup cans) of water.
• 5 add more garlic pepper, crushed red peppers and pepper to taste.
• 6 microwave the green peppers for 6 minutes (with saran wrap enclosing them to allow them to steam) and add to the sauce.
• 7 drop in the meatballs.
• 8 let simmer for 40 minutes at slight boil.