Description

This tasty and flavorful main dish is made with many ingredients that you may already have on hand. There is no pre-cooking of the bell peppers so they turn out tender and not mushy.

Ingredients

• 4 medium or large bell peppers, any color
• 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. cooked rice
• 2 t. Italian seasoning
• 1/2 t. garlic powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/4 t. black pepper
• 2 - 15 oz. cans tomato sauce, divided
• 1/2 c. freshly shredded Mozzarella cheese

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pour 1 can tomato sauce into the bottom of a 9x9 inch baking dish.
2. Cut off tops of bell peppers; remove seeds and membranes from the insides; rinse. If necessary, cut a thin slice from the bottoms of peppers so that they stand upright; set aside.
3. Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Discard excess fat. Add rice, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper; stir.