Okay, I admit, blog has taken an inexcuseably long hiatus. The stress of two classes (the second of which started right after the last blog entry) made creative cooking an impossibility. But, final projects have been handed in and I'm ready for action again!
We made these stuffed peppers one night when Eric and Kim came to visit. They are SO GOOD. From my Betty Crocker cookbook.
INGREDIENTS:
6 large bell peppers (any color)
1 lb lean ground beef
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice
1 tsp salt
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper. Remove seeds and membranes, rinse peppers. Cook peppers in enough boiling water to cover about 5 minutes; drain.
Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic, and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.
Heat oven to 350.
Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand upright in ungreased square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
Cover and bake 45 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.
COMMENTS:
This meal is all about not following the directions (haha). Don't measure the sauce--put on as much as you want! Put extra in the baking dish too! Stuff those peppers full! They are better that way. Just to give you an idea...we only used 4 peppers, but made the same amount of beef mixture, and used it all.
This is a fun dinner get-together meal. We made it once pre-blogging days for my parents and it went over well then, too. Enjoy!
