Stuffed Peppers For Four

• 4 green peppers, cut off tops and remove seeds
• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 Italian sweet sausages (remove casings and chop into small pieces)
• Parmesan cheese to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 c. rice
• 4 thick slices Mozzarella
• 3 Tbsp. tomato paste, dissolved in enough warm water to be absorbed by the rice

1. Parboil the green peppers; drain and set aside to cool.
2. In a thick pan, melt butter and saute onions.
3. When onion is well sauteed, mix in the chopped sausage.
4. Stir mixture until sausage is well browned.
5. Mix in the rice and stir together until the rice is browned.
6. Mix in a few cups at a time of warm water mixture to the rice.
7. As the rice absorbs the water, continue to replace with more water and stir frequently.
8. Continue this procedure until rice is fully cooked, then salt and pepper to taste.
9. Remove rice from heat and mix in desired amount of Parmesan cheese.
10. Mix well, then fill each pepper with the rice mixture.
11. Place one slice of Mozzarella cheese on top with a dot of butter.
12. Bake at 350u0b0 for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted thoroughly.

green peppers, butter, onion, italian sweet sausages, parmesan cheese, salt, rice, mozzarella, tomato paste

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=955849 (may not work)