Stuffed Bell Peppers (or Zucchini Squash

By rmille6277

SUBMITTED BY: Shirley Gibbs

Ingredients

• 2 large bell peppers cut in half lengthwise and insides removed.
• (there is a lot of the meat mixture so more peppers could be used)
• 3/4 lb. ground beef (or grd. pork, grd. lamb or bulk sausage)
• 1/3 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup diced tomatoes including juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup UNCOOKED long grain rice
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano or basil, crushed
• 1/4 cup America or cheddar cheese
• Bacon bits (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

DIRECTIONS:
Drop pepper halves in boiling water for 3 minutes. (2 min. for squash)
Drain, remove from pan, sprinkle salt inside and turn upside down
on paper towel to drain.
Brown beef and onions in large skillet
Add tomatoes, water, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, rice and oregano or basil.
Bring to a boil and COVER. Let simmer 15-18 min. until rice is tender.
Stir in ¼ cup cheese.
Place peppers in baking dish, scoop meat mixture into each pepper and place any remaining meat in bottom of dish.
Bake at 375 for 15 min. until heated throughout. Garnish with additional cheese and bacon bits if desired.