Stuffed pepper casserole
Stuffed pepper casserole recipe in the casserole category
Recipe ingredients:
- 6 medium green bell peppers
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds hamburger
- 1, 19 ounce, can tomatoes
- 1, 8 ounce, can tomato sauce
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
Recipe method:
- Cut off top of peppers. Remove ribs and seeds.
- Chop edible portions of tops. Set aside.
- Wash peppers and place in large kettle with 2 quarts salted water.
- Cover and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Drain peppers.
- In skillet, saute chopped pepper, onion and celery until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, sauce, garlic, parsley, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Simmer, uncovered 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In large bowl, combine egg, remaining salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Beat to blend.
- Add hamburger, rice and 1 cup tomato mixture. Mix well.
- Stuff peppers with meat mixture.
- Place in 3 quart casserole.
- Pour remaining tomato mixture over peppers.
- Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.
- Grate cheese and spread over tops of peppers last 20 minutes of baking.
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