KELSEY'S FAVORITE STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

By stepjo7269

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By: CHERYLH70

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 3 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• garlic powder to taste
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 cups finely shredded mozzarella cheese
• Directions
• ● In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• ● Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• ● Place green bell peppers in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Remove peppers from the water and set aside in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• ● In a large saucepan over medium heat, brown the ground beef; drain. Return to heat and mix in onion, cooked rice, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour in tomato sauce and mix thoroughly. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• ● Spoon the meat mixture onto each half of the green peppers.
• ●Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until mixture begins to turn golden brown.
• ● Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top of each stuffed pepper. Return to the oven and bake until cheese is lightly browned, about 5 to 10 minutes.

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Amount Per Serving Calories: 548 | Total Fat: 29.9g | Cholesterol: 09mg Sodium: 685mg Total Carbs: 35g Dietary Fiber: 3.1g Protein: 33.2g