Stuffed Peppers

• 6 green bell peppers
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon parsley
• Quick Tomato Sauce Topping
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
2. Lightly spray baking pan with cooking spray.
3. Blanch peppers in boiling, salted, water 5 minutes.
4. Briefly, and lightly, hand mix ground beef mixture, adding all ingredients from ground beef to parsley, except tomato sauce topping.
5. With a tablespoon, stuff each pepper with meat mixture.
6. Mix ingredients of tomato sauce and spices, or use any tomato sauce of your choice.
7. Place 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce in baking pan covering bottom. (This will be a small amount of covering).
8. Add meat stuffed peppers to dish.
9. Drizzle tomato sauce over top of stuffed peppers.
10. Add optional 1 piece of bacon to top of each pepper.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
12. When serving, dish out tomato "gravy" to top of each pepper.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-peppers-219277 (may not work)