Potato- Stuffed Peppers

By punk

Taste of Home Spring 1999 Cooking School

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. 22oz. Ore-Ida frozen mashed potatoes
• 2 cups milk
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1packet Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
• Pepper to taste
• 4 medium green or sweet red peppers
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• paprika

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare potatoes with milk and butter according to package directions. Stir in dressing mix and season with pepper; set aside. Remove stems and seeds from the peppers; cut in half lengthwise. Place in an ungreased microwavesafe 13x9" baking dish. Cover
and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Spoon potatoes into pepper halves. Cover and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.

When cutting peppers in half, be certain not to remove the tops- just the stems andthe seeds. The tops help create a nice boat to stuff the mashed potatoes in to.
For added variety, substitute shredded pepper jack or crumbled blue cheese for the cheddar cheese.