Stuffed Bell Peppers!

First of all, a new name has been chosen!  Details will be revealed this weekend when I get to work on graphics and a new food-rating system!  Hang tight!

Tonight, we had Stuffed Bell Peppers, and boy were they awesome.

First of all, the ingredients:

Green peppers, beef, rice, onion, tomato, garlic, salt, pepper, tomato soup, basil, and cheddar cheese!

Cut the tops off the peppers and remove the seeds.  In a large pot, cook the peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes.

Drain and immediately place in ice water.

Invert onto paper towels.

In a large bowl, combine the beef, rice, onion, tomato, garlic, salt, and pepper.

Place peppers in a greased baking dish and spoon the mixture into the peppers.

Combine soup and basil and spoon over the peppers.

Bake at 350 for 55 minutes.  Sprinkle with cheese and bake 5 more minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving.

Don't those look amazing?!

Recipe:

4 medium green peppers

1 pound lean ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 small tomato, seeded and chopped

1 cup cooked rice

1 garlic clove, minced

1 teaspoon salt

.25 teaspoon pepper

1 can tomato soup, undiluted

.5 teaspoon basil

.5 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1)  Cut tops off pepper and remove seeds.  In a large pot, cook peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes.  Drain and immediately place in ice water; invert onto paper towels.

2)  In a large bowl, combine the beef, rice, onion, tomato, garlic, salt, and pepper.  Spoon into peppers.  Place in a greased 9x9 baking dish.  Combine soup and basil; spoon over peppers.

3)  Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink.  Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.

We loved this recipe!  The beef mixture could have used a little more seasoning - maybe another clove or two garlic.  But otherwise, it was perfect!

Taste: 4.0
Difficulty: 3.0
Good-for-you-factor: 3.5
Fullness-factor: 4.5
Overall: 4.0