Florida Stuffed Peppers

• 3/4 c. quick brown rice (to be cooked)
• 5 large green peppers
• 1 large onion, finely copped
• 1 lb. ground lean chuck
• 2 to 3 strips bacon, halved
• 2 1/2 c. canned tomatoes
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. each salt, pepper and seasoned salt
• 1 1/4 c. boiling water to cook rice

1. Cook rice in boiling water for 15 minutes.
2. Cut a thin slice from top of peppers.
3. Remove seeds.
4. Drop peppers into boiling water for 3 minutes only.
5. Drain and set upright in baking dish. Mix half the onions, all the beef and half the tomatoes.
6. Add salt, pepper and seasoned salt.
7. Stir in eggs, beaten with a fork. Mix in cooked rice; pile into peppers.
8. Top each pepper with a piece of bacon.
9. Put rest of tomatoes and chopped onions in dish around peppers.
10. Cover casserole.
11. Bake in hot oven (400u0b0) for about 45 minutes.
12. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes to brown top.

brown rice, green peppers, onion, ground lean chuck, bacon, tomatoes, eggs, salt, boiling water

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=800194 (may not work)