Stuffed Peppers

This recipe does not include rice, but you are always welcomed to add this ingredient.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 6  green bell peppers
• 1  lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1  tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1  egg, whisked
• 1⁄2 cup  breadcrumbs
• 1  tablespoon parmesan cheese
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon ground pepper
• 1  teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon parsley

• Quick Tomato Sauce Topping

• 1  cup tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon vinegar
• 1  teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
2. Lightly spray baking pan with cooking spray.
3. Blanch peppers in boiling, salted, water 5 minutes.
4. Briefly, and lightly, hand mix ground beef mixture, adding all ingredients from ground beef to parsley, except tomato sauce topping.
5. With a tablespoon, stuff each pepper with meat mixture.
6. Mix ingredients of tomato sauce and spices, or use any tomato sauce of your choice.
7. Place 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce in baking pan covering bottom. (This will be a small amount of covering).
8. Add meat stuffed peppers to dish.
9. Drizzle tomato sauce over top of stuffed peppers.
10. Add optional 1 piece of bacon to top of each pepper.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
12. When serving, dish out tomato "gravy" to top of each pepper.