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Hearty Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe

This recipe is so easy to make and is so delicious, you will be making it all the time. They are great on a cool winter night for dinner!—Helen Englehart, Maplewood, Minnesota

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Hearty Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 40 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

20 40 60

Ingredients

6 medium fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, diced
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
4 medium green peppers
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1 cup instant rice, cooked
1 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine tomatoes, onion, celery, tomato sauce, water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut tops off of green peppers and remove seeds; set aside. In a bowl, combine ground beef, rice, basil and remaining salt and pepper; mix well. fill peppers with beef mixture. Carefully place peppers in tomato sauce. Spoon some sauce over tops of peppers.
Cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes or until beef is cooked and peppers are tender. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 373 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 1,565 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 28 g protein.

Originally published as Stuffed Green Peppers in Taste of Home February/March 1994