Beth's Amazing Stuffed Bell Peppers

Had fun looking at videos for stuffed bell peppers! I took good points from them and made my own recipe. :)

Ingredients:
6 green bell peppers
1 cup long grain rice
3 tbs. olive oil
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 diced onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 celery stock (diced)
2 carrots peeled and diced
1 large fresh tomato (diced)
1 can stewed tomatoes (chop in food processor)
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbs. brown sugar
1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
seasonings: salt, pepper, Italian dried seasoning, paprika, garlic and onion powder

Pre-heat oven 375 degrees

Recipe:
Rice
Cook 1 cup of rice with 2 cups of water covered about 20 min. ( I used a rice steamer)

Bell Peppers

 

Cut tops off peppers. Clean out seeds and membranes. Rinse
In a large pot fill 3/4 full of water. Bring water to a boil. Add peppers to water and boil for 6 min. Set aside and drain on a clean towel.

Sautéed Vegetables

In 2 tbs. olive oil sauté, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, with a dash of salt and pepper, until tender. (about 8 to 10 min.) Set aside on a paper plate.

Ground Beef

In 1 tbsp. of olive oil, brown ground beef, with a dash of all seasonings above.
After meat is fully cooked, add diced fresh tomato, sauté for a few min.
Take off heat and mix together with sautéed vegetables. Set aside

Sauce

In large bowl stir together chopped stewed tomatoes, ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside

Stuffing mixture

In a large bowl mix together- steamed rice, browned meat mixture with sautéed vegetables, 1/2 of sauce, cheddar, and parmesan cheese. Set aside

In the bottom of baking dish add a little sauce plus 1/3 cup water.
Put cooked bell peppers in baking dish and fill peppers with stuffing mixture.

Top with a spoon of sauce and sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

Bake 375 uncovered for 30 min.
Crazy yummy!!