Allegro'S Stuffed Green Peppers

• 3/4 c. hot water
• 1/3 c. uncooked bulgur
• 1 small onion, chopped (about 1/4 c.)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• 6 medium green bell peppers
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
• 3/4 c. (3 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese

1. Mix water, bulgur, onion, salt and garlic powder in 2-quart casserole.
2. Cover tightly and microwave on High 6 to 8 minutes or until boiling; stir.
3. Cover and let stand until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
4. Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper.
5. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse.
6. Arrange peppers, cut ends up, in circle in pie plate (9 x 1 1/4 or 10 x 1 1/2 inches). Crumble ground beef into bulgur mixture; stir in 1 cup of the tomato sauce.
7. Fill each pepper with about 1/2 cup mixture.
8. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
9. Cover tightly and microwave on High 12 to 14 minutes, rotating pie plate 1/2 turn after 7 minutes, until beef mixture is done (160u0b0 on meat thermometer). Sprinkle peppers with cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 minutes.

hot water, bulgur, onion, salt, garlic powder, green bell peppers, ground beef, tomato sauce, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=723952 (may not work)