Mahshy Bandora (Stuffed Tomatoes)(Lebanese)

• 6 large tomatoes
• 2 c. rice
• salt, pepper, cinnamon and red pepper
• 2 green peppers, medium size chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 crushed garlics
• 2 c. lean ground meat
• 1 1/2 c. mixed vegetables
• 1/4 c. pine nuts

1. Core tomatoes; reserve what is inside.
2. Fry onions, garlic and pine nuts with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
3. Add over the meat and seasoning.
4. Stir over medium heat until brown.
5. Fill tomatoes with meat mixture; arrange in the bottom of a pan.
6. Add the reserved tomato juice mixed with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
7. Bake in 325u0b0 oven for 15 minutes, until tomatoes are done.
8. Fry green peppers with 2 teaspoons vegetable oil until tender.
9. Add over 2 1/2 cups water with pinch of salt.
10. Let water boil before adding rice. Cover pan and cook at a very low heat for 1/2 hour, until rice is done.
11. Add mixed vegetables to rice; stir gently.
12. Cover pan and let it cook for 15 minutes longer.
13. Serve mixed rice with Mahshy Bandora.

tomatoes, rice, salt, green peppers, onions, garlics, lean ground meat, mixed vegetables, pine nuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=71727 (may not work)