Stuffed Green Peppers
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 large green, red, or yellow peppers1 pound ground beef (or turkey or 1/2 meat - 1/2 mashed tofu)1/2 cup chopped onion1 can tomatoes1/2 cup long grain rice1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce1 tsp basil3/4 cup shredded swiss cheese
Halve peppers lengthwise, removing stem ends, seeds, and membranes. Immerse peppers into boiling water for 3 minutes. Invert on paper towels to drain well.
In a skillet cook meat and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, uncooked rice, worcestershire, basil, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer 15-18 minutes until rice in tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of cheese. Fill peppers with meat mixture. Place in pan with any remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake at 180 C/ 375 F. for 15 minutes or until heated through.
Serve with a mixed salad and some crusty French bread.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRUSUE.
In a skillet cook meat and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, uncooked rice, worcestershire, basil, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer 15-18 minutes until rice in tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of cheese. Fill peppers with meat mixture. Place in pan with any remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake at 180 C/ 375 F. for 15 minutes or until heated through.
Serve with a mixed salad and some crusty French bread.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRUSUE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 304.5
- Total Fat: 19.6 g
- Cholesterol: 68.7 mg
- Sodium: 156.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 18.9 g
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