Rice-Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 sm Green pepper; chop
- 2 cl Garlic; mince
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1/2 ts Pepper
- 3 c Instant rice
- 1 tb Ground cumin
- 4 md Green peppers; remove tops,
- 1 1/2 lb Process american cheese;
- W/chilies and juice
- 2 lb Ground beef
- 3 3/4 c Water
- 1 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 md Onion; chop
- 1 14 1/2 ounce ca diced
- 1 10 oz can rotel tomatoes
- Chilies w/juice
- Cheese sauce
- 1 10 oz can ro tel diced
Instructions
- In a large kettle or Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper until beef is browned; drain. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and cumin. Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir in rice; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Place peppers in a large pan of boiling water; boil for 4 minutes. Drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture. Place remaining meat mixture in an ungreased 13x9 baking dish; top with stuffed peppers, pressing down gently. Cover and bake at 350~ for 1 hour. In a saucepan, heat sauce ingredients until cheese is melted. Serve over peppers. Source: Taste of home. Submitted to RecipeLu List by Ruth by PookyPook on Jan 24, 1998.
