No Bake Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium green peppers
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3/4 lb ground beef
• 1 small chopped onion
• 2 1/2 cups minute rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons butter

Recipe

• 1 cut peppers cut in half lengthwise, remove and discard stem ends and seeds.
• 2 parboil in boiling salted water for 10 minutes drain and set aside.
• 3 in a small sauce pan add tomato sauce, sugar and basil, and set aside.
• 4 brown ground been and onion well in a large skillet.
• 5 stir in 1/2 cup of tomato sauce, 1/4 cup of rice, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• 6 cover and simmer 5 minutes, stir in cheese.
• 7 spoon meat mixture into peppers, place in the skillet and pour remaining sauce around peppers cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile bring water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and butter to boil stir in remaining rice remove from heat, let stand for 5 minute.
• 9 serve peppers with rice on top of peppers with sauce and additional grated cheese if desired.