Thursday, July 21, 2011

Stuffed Peppers of Greatness

These are delicious. If you've never made stuffed peppers before, you may think they sound kinda boring. You would be wrong. Let me run that by you again. Peppers. Stuffed with meat. And rice. And tomato sauce. Etc. I mean, they're so cute! Just trust me.

Stuffed Peppers of Greatness
8 medium bell peppers
1/2 lb Jimmy Dean sausage
1/2 lb hamburger
1 onion
4 cloves of garlic
1 cup of rice
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of tomato paste
Handful of fresh basil and parsley

1. Prepare the rice according to package directions. Or...cook on low. Leave the lid on. For 15 minutes or so. 1.5 cups of water to each cup of rice.

2. Chop up the onion and garlic and saute them a bit in a pan. Add the meats. Cook until the meats are done.

3. Mix together the rice, meat mixture, and fresh chopped herbs.

4. Cut the tops off the bell peppers, clean them out, and be sure to save the tops.

5. Stuff each pepper with the mixture. Place the peppers in a cupcake pan. If you don't have one of those...lean them against each other in a cake pan, or bunch up foil on a baking sheet to hold them upright. Overstuff the peppers so the tops will perch prettily on top.

6. Bake at 300 degrees for about an hour. Really, whenever the peppers are done to your liking, they're ready.

Note: If you have too much filling, bake it as a meatloaf, or make little cupcake-sized filling thingies.

Cuuuute! And impressive. And delicious.

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