Parmesan Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated) or 1/4 cup romano cheese (grated)
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• black pepper
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1/2-3/4 cup uncooked rice
• 3/4-1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped finely
• 4 green peppers, cut in halves, lengthwise and seeds removed
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 combine first 14 ingredients(ground beef-onion) in large bowl.
• 3 stuff meat mixture into green pepper halves; mounding to use all.
• 4 top with 1 tablespoons ketchup per pepper.
• 5 place peppers in baking dish.
• 6 combine sauce mixture in small bowl and pour around peppers.
• 7 cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes until meat is completely cooked.
• 8 uncover; spoon sauce over peppers, if desired, and bake an additional 5-8 minutes.