green peppers stuffed with beef and garden veggies

Name: Green Peppers Stuffed with Beef and Garden Veggies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 8 - green peppers ( tops trimmed and seeded) par boiled in salted water for 5 minutes; 1 1/2 pound(s) ground beef (cooked); 1 cup(s) long grain rice (cooked) you can use white or brown but cook it first; 1 cup(s) zucchini ( raw - chopped); 1 cup(s) mushrooms (raw - chopped); 1 cup(s) onion ( raw- chopped); 2 - garlic cloves ( raw- minced); 1/2 teaspoon(s) basil, dried; 1 cup(s) shredded swiss cheese ( or can use cheddar); 2 can(s) tomato sauce ( plain sauce- 15 oz cans); - salt & pepper to taste; - olive oil; 1/2 cup(s) water; 1 can(s) diced tomatoes drained; 1/2 teaspoon(s) oregeno

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Lynn Hoar

Easthampton, MA

Updated on Aug 5, 2011

The addition of garden veggies such as mushrooms, zuchinni, onion, garlic and tomato make these Stuffed Peppers not only delicious but good for you too! My husband and son both work in commercial masonary construction and between the two of them can sometimes eat all 8 peppers in one sitting :) You can cut this recipe in half easily if you don't need to feed a crowd... or two starving constuction workers :):) Enjoy!

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yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

8 - green peppers ( tops trimmed and seeded) par boiled in salted water for 5 minutes
1 1/2 pounds ground beef (cooked)
1 cup long grain rice (cooked) you can use white or brown but cook it first
1 cup zucchini ( raw - chopped)
1 cup mushrooms (raw - chopped)
1 cup onion ( raw- chopped)
2 - garlic cloves ( raw- minced)
1/2 teaspoon basil, dried
1 cup shredded swiss cheese ( or can use cheddar)
2 cans tomato sauce ( plain sauce- 15 oz cans)
- salt & pepper to taste
- olive oil
1/2 cup water
1 can diced tomatoes drained
1/2 teaspoon oregeno

How To Make green peppers stuffed with beef and garden veggies

Step 1

Prep and Par boil Peppers ( 5 min in boiling salted water)set aside to cool Brown Hamburger and drain Prep Rice to package directions- set aside Chop all veggies ( Zucchini, Mushrooms, Onion, Garlic) and saute in olive oil for 3-4 minutes set aside

Step 2

Combine in large bowl: browned Hamburg, cooked Rice, sauteed veggies, drained tomatoes salt, pepper oregeno and basil. Stuff each pepper loosly to the top with filling mixture and place in a large greased casserole. Pour one can of the tomato sauce over the tops of each of the 8 peppers. Pour the second can of tomato sauce around the peppers in the bottom of the casserole and add to that 1/2 cup of water.
Step 3

Cover peppers with foil and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. After 45 minutes uncover the peppers and top each with a heavy sprinkle of the swiss or cheddar cheese...leave foil off, return to oven and bake for an additional 15 min. Enjoy!!
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