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Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe
Ingredients
* 6 large bell peppers (green, orange, red or yellow)* 1 pound ground beef
* 1 small onion, finely chopped
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 eight ounce can corn kernels, drained
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon thyme
* 2 cups tomato mix (combine 1 cup tomato juice and 1 cup ketchup)
* 3 cups cooked rice
* shredded cheese, as needed
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.2. Make tomato mix by combining 1 cup tomato juice and 1 cup ketchup. Set aside.
3. Cut off tops of bell peppers and remove the spines and seeds.
4. In a large pot, cover the bell peppers with water and boil for 3 minutes. Set bell peppers aside.
5. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, stir and cook ground beef until it is browned. Crumble beef into small pieces while stirring.
6. Add onions and garlic, stir and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
7. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in corn, salt, pepper, thyme, cooked rice and 1 cup tomato mix. Mix all ingredients well, then stuff mixture into peppers.
8. Place stuffed bell peppers upright into shallow baking dish and cover with the remaining 1 cup tomato mix. Cover with aluminum foil and bake stuffed bell peppers for 35 minutes.
9. Remove foil, add shredded cheese topping and bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes, until cheese melts.
10. Spoon any remaining tomato mix from the bottom of the baking dish over the stuffed bell peppers and serve hot.
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