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Ingredients
| green bell pepper: 8 |
| salted butter: 6 Tbl |
| onions - yellow: 1 (diced) |
| ground beef: 1.5 lbs |
| salt |
| black pepper |
| white rice: 1 cup |
| tomato juice: 1 gal |
Saucy Stuffed Bell Peppers
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
150 min -
Servings
8 serving(s)
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- Wash the peppers thoroughly.
- Remove the tops, seeds, and rinse the inside of the pepper.
- Set the usable portion of the peppers aside.
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute onion until translucent.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the onion and butter mixture with the ground beef and mix well by hand.
- Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste.
- Slowly pour in the rice, while mixing by hand.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Stuff the meat and rice mixture into the peppers.
- Coat the bottom of 1 or 2 large pots with oil.
- Place the stuffed peppers into the pot (s) leaving a 2 inch space at the top of the pot.
- Pour in tomato juice until peppers are covered.
- If there is leftover meat mixture, form into balls and add to the tomato juice.
- Heat on low for 2 to 3 hours.
- Stir every 20 to 45 minutes.
- Juice will reduce to a thick sauce.
- You can tell that the peppers are done when they are splitting at the sides.