Stuffed Green Peppers

Stuffed Green Peppers

(Recipe from Susi)

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

4 large green peppers (8 oz. each)

1 lb lean ground beef, crumbled (I used gardn fake beef to make it a vegetarian supper)

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup hot cooked rice

1 can tomato and basil soup

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/8 teaspoon instant minced garlic (I used 1 clove of garlic)

4 slices pasteurized process American cheese, each cut into 4 strips (use other cheese that tastes better than singles slices in my opinion)

Directions:

1.     Cut a thin slice from the top of each pepper; discard.  Core and seed peppers, and arrange cut sides up in a 9 inch square baking dish.

2.     In a 2 quart casserole, microwave the ground beef and onion at high for 4 to 7 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink, stirring to break apart once or twice during cooking time.  Drain.  Add the remaining ingredients, except the cheese, and mix well.

3.     Divide meat mixture into 4 portions and place 1 portion in each green pepper.  Cover with plastic wrap; microwave at high for 8 to 15 minutes, or until peppers are tender crips, rotating dish once during cooking time.

4.     Top each pepper with 4 criss-crossed strips of cheese.  Microwave at 50% (medium) for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the cheese melts.