Meaty Stuffed Peppers

A delicious and nutritious meal is only a half hour away with Meaty Stuffed Peppers. They'll be ready in no time.

Serves: 5

Preparation Time: 10 min

Cooking Time: 20 min

Ingredients

• 5 green or red bell peppers
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can Italian-style tomato sauce
• 1 1/4 teaspoons crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Cut tops off bell peppers, and reserve tops; remove and discard seeds and membranes. Cook peppers in boiling salted water 4 minutes or until crisp- tender drain.
    
2. Coarsely chop reserved pepper tops. Cook chopped pepper, beef, and onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
    
3. Return meat mixture to skillet; stir in tomato sauce and next 3 ingredients; cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until mixture thickens.
    
4. Carefully spoon meat mixture into peppers. Sprinkle with cheese.
    

Notes

Quickly chop bell pepper tops with ease using this little trick: Simply trim the pepper rim away from the stem with 4 strokes in a square-like pattern; then continue to chop pepper.