Zesty Italian Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

  • 3 bell peppers (green, red or yellow)
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 hot italian sausage
  • 1 jar (14 ounces) spaghetti sauce
  • 1 1/3 cups French's French Fried Onions, divided
  • 2 T Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
  • 1/2 cup uncooked instant rice
  • 1 cup (4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise through stems; discard seeds. Place pepper halves, cut sides up, in shallow 2-quart baking dish; set aside.

Brown beef and sausage. Drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, 2/3 cup French Fried Onions, Frank's RedHot Sauce and rice. Spoon evenly into bell pepper halves.

Cover; bake 35 minutes or until bell peppers are tender. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese and remaining 2/3 cup onions. Bake 1 minute or until onions are golden brown.