Beef & Ham Stuffed Bell Peppers

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground cooked ham
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup raw white rice or 3/4 cup Minute Rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 -8 green peppers, halved and seeded
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 quart water
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 -3 tablespoons bacon drippings or 2 -3 tablespoons oil
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour

1. Combine meat, eggs, rice,onion, salt and pepper; set aside.
2. Cut peppers in half and seed.
3. Stuff meat mixture into peppers and drop into sauce.
4. Sauce: Make a roux with oil and flour and cook over MEDIUM heat until brown but not burnt.
5. Add 1 small can tomato paste and a quart of water.
6. Stir with a whisk until sauce bubbles.
7. Add bay leafs.
8. Drop peppers into sauce.
9. Cook, covered, at slow simmer on stovetop for 1-1 1/2 hr, or bake in covered casserole 1- 1/2 hours.
10. Add water if necessary.
11. The rice will absorb water.
12. Peppers should be COVERED with sauce, and peppers are done when rice is cooked.

ground beef, ground cooked ham, onion flakes, eggs, white rice, salt, black pepper, green peppers, tomato paste, water, bay leaves, bacon, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beef-ham-stuffed-bell-peppers-35427 (may not work)