Stuffed Bell Pepper

By MelanieAnn

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet onions or 1/4 cup chopped shallots
• 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 2 slices of bread chopped up
• 1/2 cup carrot chopped up
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup ketchup in the mix
• 1/2 cup ketchup for the top

Preparation

Step 1

Slice off top of Bell peppers, chop up for filling; set aside. Remove seeds and white insides of the peppers, discard.

Mix together by hand lean ground meat, eggs, onions, peppers, crackers, bread, ketchup and salt and pepper.

Fill peppers full with meat mixture, top with ketchup. Cover lightly with foil and bake at 400 degrees F. for 30 minutes.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake for an additional 30 minutes.

Remove cover and bake for 15 more minutes or until meat is done. Let sit 5 minutes and serve.