Stuffed Sweet Peppers ~ September 6, 2015

I absolutely LOVE this recipe.  It's been so long since Shef D posted one of his own recipes.  This one is a keeper!  Loaded in veggies and minimal meat makes it tasty and healthy.                                                                                                           

Ingredients  __________________________________________________________________________
- 1 lb Burger (95% lean or use Turkey Burger - Textured Vegetable Product if you are a vegetarian)
- 1 Medium Sweet Onion
- 4 chopped Roma Tomatos 
- 6 Peppers (Red, Yellow and Orange - and/or green)
- 2 TBS of Minced Garlic
- 8 Ounces of Chopped  Baby Portobello Mushroom
- 3 TBS of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 48 oz of Spaghetti Sauce
- 8 oz of Mexican Cheese
- 2 1/2 TBS of Oregano
- 2 1/2 TBS of Basil
- 2 1/2 TBS of Parsley
- 1 TBS Onion Powder
- 1/2 Cup of Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Cup of Brown Rice
- 2 1/2 Cups of Water

Cooking Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bring rice to a boil in the water and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.  Set aside when done.
3. Brown burger in a large pan (cast iron preferred).
4. Once the meat is browned and slight pink remains, move the meat to one side of the pan and add all remaining ingredients but the Mexican Cheese and Parmesan Cheese to the cleared half of the pan.  Saute vegetables for 10 minutes and then blend with the meat.  
5. Add 24 oz of spaghetti sauce and simmer for additional 20 minutes (thicken the ingredients).  Set aside.
6. In a bowl, mix the Mexican Cheese, Parmesan Cheese and rice.  Add the meat sauce and stir well.
7. Half the peppers and remove the seeds.  Stuff each pepper with the sauce and cheese mixture.
8. Place the peppers on a greased cookie sheet.  Trim some of the pepper meat on the bottom if it won't stand  upright.
9. Bake for 1 hour.  Every 15 minutes baste the pepper with the remaining tomato sauce every 15 minutes.

                                                                                               Enjoy!
                                                                                                             Shef D