Stuffed Green Peppers

Description

The best stuffed green peppers ever.

Ingredients

  • 6 green peppers, tops and seeds removed
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 ½ cups cooked rice
  • ⅓ cup chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon grated onion
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until soft
  3. 5 to 8 minutes; drain.
  4. Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat
  5. breaking into small pieces with a spatula as it cooks
  6. until completely browned
  7. 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard excess grease. Transfer beef to a large bowl.
  8. Stir rice
  9. celery
  10. onion
  11. and about half the tomato sauce with the ground beef; season with salt and pepper. Stuff cooked green peppers with the ground beef mixture.
  12. Arrange stuffed peppers in a baking dish. Pour enough water into the baking dish to about 1-inch deep. Pour remainder of tomato sauce over the peppers.
  13. Bake in preheated oven until heated through
  14. about 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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