Stuffed Bell Peppers
- 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 zucchini
- 6 bell peppers, 3 orange, and 3 yellow
- 3 ounces parsley
- 1 (12 ounce) package pasta
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 6 ounces minced beef
- salt and pepper
- 1 (8 ounce) package parmesan cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) can chicken stock
- Pasta is small, almost rice-like.
- Boil 1 cup water, plus the can of chicken stock, add pasta.
- Don't cook thoroughly, as it will continue to cook in the peppers.
- Ala dente!
- Strain, put in a bowl, retain the liquid from the pasta.
- Add the chopped tomatoes to the pasta.
- Grate 2 zuchinnis, and put into the bowl.
- Chop the parsley and put into bowl.
- Chop onion and garlic,with the Extra Virgin Olive oil, add minced beef, and brown, then strain, and put in bowl.
- Stir all together.
- Put aside.
- Put peppers into a pan with 3" sides.
- Now, cut the tops off the peppers, clean out.
- If pepper won't stand erect, skim a little of the skin off the bottom, and it should stand.
- Spoon mixture into the peppers, make sure that you fill it right to the top as it will fall a little while cooking.
- Put them into the pan, and pour in the reserved liquid from the pasta.
- Put in preheated 400F oven for 50 minutes.
- Then, take out, and put aside until you are nearly ready to serve.
- Sprinkle tops with the rest of the Parmesan cheese, and put it under broiler, for a minute.
- Serve.
tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, parsley, pasta, onion, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, beef, salt, parmesan cheese, chicken stock
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-bell-peppers-288237 (may not work)