Spicy Beef-Stuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients

• 2 Bell pepper
• 1 pound Ground beef
• 1 cup Spaghetti Sauce divided
• 3 cloves Garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
• 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Italian parsley finely chopped
• 1 cup instant rice
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Slice peppers in half, keeping half portion of stem on each pepper (this is for presentation) and remove veins and seeds. Set aside.
3. Warm a large skillet on medium-high heat. While skillet begins to warm season beef with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to skillet, swirl around, then add garlic. Cook for 30 seconds and add beef. Stir occasionally, cook until beef is no longer pink. While beef is cooking add 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce on bottom of dutch oven dish.
4. Once beef is no longer pink add 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, stir well. Add rice and mix, add remaining sauce (you may add additional sauce to keep from being too dry). For the final touch add the cumin and chipotle pepper. Turn off flame and begin to fill peppers and place in dutch oven dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and place in oven and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Remove lid and cook an additional 2 minutes. Place a pepper on plate and garnish with parsley.