Mom's Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 green peppers
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 egg
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed tomato soup

Recipe

• 1 cut the top section of the peppers off and discard.
• 2 remove seeds and rinse the inside of peppers.
• 3 parboil peppers until slightly tender.
• 4 saute onions in butter until tender.
• 5 combine ground beef, cooked rice, egg, salt, pepper and half of the sauteed onions.
• 6 stuff each pepper with the ground beef mixture.
• 7 place stuffed peppers in a stock pot or dutch oven.
• 8 combine crushed tomatoes and tomato soup and pour on top of the peppers.
• 9 sprinkle the remaining sauteed onions on top of peppers.
• 10 bring to a boil and then reduce heat.
• 11 stir gently occasionally.
• 12 simmer for about 45 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.