Mom's Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 green bell peppers, depending on their size and how much meat you want per pepper
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 -1 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (optional)
• 4 -6 cups rice or 4 -6 cups brown rice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 blanch peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes. remove and place in glass baking pan. set pan aside.
• 3 cook meat and onion in skillet on medium heat until meat it browned, then drain excess liquid.
• 4 add salt, pepper, oregano, tomato sauce, and beef broth. simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 mix in parsley.
• 6 stuff green peppers with meat mixture.
• 7 cover pan with tin foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• 8 *uncover, top each pepper with 1/4 cup of cheese (optional), and bake for another 5 minutes. (*uncover and cook even if you do not add the cheese).
• 9 serve each pepper over 1 cup of rice.