Grandma Perri's Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 green bell peppers
• 1 1/4 lbs ground beef or 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 large garlic clove, minced finely
• 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf italian parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese or 1 tablespoon grated romano cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup flavored breadcrumbs (i use italian)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced lengthwise
• 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce or 3 cups homemade marinara sauce
• grated parmesan cheese or grated romano cheese

Recipe

• 1 slice tops off peppers, seed and set aside.
• 2 meanwhile, slowly heat olive oil in large dutch oven, then add onion and let brown.
• 3 while onion browns, mix together ground meat, salt and pepper to taste, garlic, parsley, basil, cheese, eggs, and breadcrumbs. mix lightly; do not overwork. divide meat mixture into six portions, gently roll and stuff into peppers.
• 4 when onion is brown, add peppers and brown on all sides. after browning, stand peppers upright and pour marinara sauce over them. simmer for 1 hour on the stove top. when almost done, remove lid and cut each pepper in half lengthwise, then continue cooking until done.
• 5 serve each pepper with some sauce spooned on top and sprinkled with some grated cheese.