Ham Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe

• 1/4 c. butter
• 1/2 c. onion, minced
• 1/4 c. celery, minced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 c. grnd fully cooked ham
• 1 (7 ounce.) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1/2 c. tomato juice
• 1 1/4 c. crushed saltine crackers
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• Several dashes warm pepper sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon grnd red pepper
• 4 green peppers, halved crosswise and seeded

1. For stuffing in a large skillet heat butter, add in onion, celery and garlic cook till tender.
2. Add in ham, undrained tomatoes, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 min.
3. Stir in 1 c. crushed crackers, egg, sugar, warm pepper sauce and grnd red pepper.
4. In a large saucepan cook green peppers halves in boiling water for 4 min, drain.
5. Fill green peppers with the ham vegetable mix.
6. Arrange peppers in a 13 inch pan cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 10 min.
7. For topping combine the remaining crushed crackers and 1 Tbsp.
8. melted butter.
9. Top green peppers with crumb mix and return to oven.
10. Bake, uncovered for 15 min more.
11. Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with parsley.

butter, onion, celery, clove garlic, tomatoes, tomato juice, crackers, egg, sugar, pepper sauce, grnd red pepper, green peppers

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/ham-stuffed-bell-peppers-25545 (may not work)