Stuffed Peppers!!! Yummy :)

One of my husband's favorite dish is stuffed peppers. I remember when we were dating I surprised him with that dish for dinner, I loved his face and reaction and also his hugs and kisses. I find it not so hard to make so now that we're married I make it for him once in a while, not to often because I want him to keep loving it the way he does.

Ingredients:

4 large bell peppers (any color)

1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1 cup cooked rice

1 teaspoon salt

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce or more if you prefer

3/4 cup shredded cheese (the cheese you prefer)

Directions:

Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. In 4-quart Dutch oven, add enough water to cover peppers. Heat to boiling; add peppers. Cook about 2 minutes; drain.

In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.

Heat oven to 350°F.

Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand peppers upright in ungreased 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.

Cover tightly with foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

I have my own way of making this stuffed pepper. I skip the boiling part and this time I only used two peppers and cut them in half before putting the mixture in them. I cooked them for 35 minutes covered with foil paper and then sprinkled the cheese and cooked for another 20 minutes uncovered. My way seems to take longer but the peppers are not so soft, when you boil the peppers they come out softer and we don't like it that way

Aren't you glad is Friday!!!! Hope you have a great weekend. Enjoy!!!