Stuffed Green Peppers

This is a fun recipe to try with green peppers in season. I like it because it is not your normal hamburger meal.

Stuffed Green Peppers

1 cup cooked rice
4 green bell peppers
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1/4 cup ketchup
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. Cook rice.

2. Cut the tops of of the green peppers and remove the innards of the peppers. Put enough water in a pan to cover the peppers, boil for 5 minutes.

3. Combine ground beef, celery and onion and cook over medium heat until the hamburger is done.

4. Stir the rice, salt, pepper, ketchup and tomato to the beef mixture and put into the peppers. Put the peppers in a baking pan.

5. Mix the tomato sauce, sugar and basil and put half of the sauce over the peppers.

6. Cook for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. During the last five minutes of cooking add the rest of the sauce mixture and sprinkle the cheese on the peppers.

I sprinkled my dish with more salt after it was done, but I tend to like more salt in my food. Here is the finished result.

Enjoy!