Italian Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
• 4 green peppers
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix ground beef, ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella, salt, pepper and half the tomato sauce until well combined.
• 3 slice tops off peppers and remove seeds and ribs. with a small knife, cut a few small slits in the bottom of each pepper to drain liquid released by the filling as it cooks.
• 4 select a baking dish that will hold the peppers snugly; pour remaining sauce in bottom of the dish. arrange peppers, open side up, and stuff with the filling mixture. top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• 5 spray a large piece of aluminum foil with nonstick spray. place sprayed side down over peppers.
• 6 bake, covered, 30 minutes. uncover and baked 50 minutes more, or until meat has cooked through and cheese is bubbly,.