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Ingredients
| salt |
| black pepper |
| white rice: 1/2 cup |
| water: 3/4 cup |
| green bell pepper: 4 |
| onions: 1 (chopped) |
| olive oil: 4 Tbl |
| ground beef: 8 oz |
| parsley (chopped): 2 Tbl (fresh) |
| tomato sauce: 2 cups |
| mozzarella cheese, whole milk: 4 oz (shredded) |
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Credit: Food.com
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Prep Time
25 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
4 serving(s)
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- Combine rice and water in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205C) Cut tops off peppers, seed insides, and arrange peppers in a large baking dish.
- Chop usable portion of the tops.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Brown ground beef in skillet.
- Stir in chopped peppers and onions in oil until soft.
- Add parsley.
- Reduce heat to low, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- Mix in cooked rice and 1 1/5 cups tomato sauce.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the mixture into the peppers, and top each with remaining tomato sauce.
- Cover, and bake about 45 minutes.
- Uncover, top each pepper with mozzarella cheese, and bake until cheese is melted.