Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers
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
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pour 1 can tomato sauce into the bottom of a 9x9 inch baking dish.
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.
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.
Stuff peppers with beef/onion mixture; place upright in the baking dish. Pour remaining can tomato sauce over stuffed peppers. Cover tightly with foil.
Bake 35 - 45 minutes or until peppers are tender. Remove foil. Sprinkle stuffed peppers with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese has melted.
Cut peppers in halves. Spoon the sauce over the peppers.
Serve.
4-8 servings.