The best stuffed green peppers ever.
Ingredients
- green peppers, tops and seeds removed: 6 piece
- ground beef: 1 pound
- ½ cups cooked rice: 1 piece
- celery: 0.33333 cup (chopped)
- onion: 1 Tbsp (grated)
- tomato sauce: 1 can (15 ounce can, divided)
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until soft, 5 to 8 minutes; drain.
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Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking into small pieces with a spatula as it cooks, until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard excess grease. Transfer beef to a large bowl.
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Stir rice, celery, onion, and about half the tomato sauce with the ground beef; season with salt and pepper. Stuff cooked green peppers with the ground beef mixture.
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Arrange stuffed peppers in a baking dish. Pour enough water into the baking dish to about 1-inch deep. Pour remainder of tomato sauce over the peppers.
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Bake in preheated oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.