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Stuffed Green Peppers
I continue to make recipes from the file my mom gave me 20 years ago. It is nice to try dishes I remember from my childhood and some of them I didn't like as a child. This is one such example. I didn't really like cooked green peppers, but when we at this last night, I loved the flavorful and juicy explosion that came with each bite! Give them a try!
Stuffed Green Peppers
Sheila Elaine Lemley Orndorff Galford, my mom
Ingredients:
4 or more large green peppers
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
½ pound or 1 pound ground beef depending on how many peppers you use
1 cup cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp chopped onion, or 1 medium size onion chopped
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut slice from top of each pepper and clean out inside. Wash well. Then mix ground beef, cracker crumbs and spices and onion, stuff each pepper with mixture. Place in baking dish or roasting pan. Cover with tomato sauce. Place in oven and bake for 1 ½ hours. Use lid on pan or dish while baking to keep from drying out.
NOTE: we used 1 pound of hamburger which filled 6 large peppers. I used the medium size onion, but only 1 cup cracker crumbs and I used lean (94/6) ground beef. I also added in some sharp cheddar cheese and worcestershire sauce. I looked at it like hamburger in pepper and made the hamburger/meatloaf taste the way I wanted. Enjoy! We had Knorr cheddar rice as a side dish.
At the end of the meal my husband complimented me with a loud burp:)
Mmmmm. I remember you used to make these for me growing up.
Its definitely alot of work on the cooking side, but they are very delicious!
June 29, 2007 5:52 PMThanks for stopping by, Bruce. I am glad you have good memories of my cooking;)
June 29, 2007 7:04 PMYummy! This is making me hungry! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
June 30, 2007 6:55 PMWoohoo! This recipe looks great and I LOVE peppers!
July 1, 2007 10:04 PMMmmm - I haven't made these in ages. Thanks for the reminder. I use brown rice instead of cracker crumbs, preparing the beef/tomato/rice mixture on the stovetop, then stuffing the peppers and baking for just 1/2 hour. More steps, but I love the rice/beef combo!
July 2, 2007 9:44 AM
