Western Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 small green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can ro-tel tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 3 cups cooked rice (instant)
• 4 medium green peppers
• 1 1/2 lbs american cheese or 1 1/2 lbs cheddar cheese or 1 1/2 lbs monterey jack cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) can ro-tel tomatoes and green chilies

Recipe

• 1 in a large kettle, cook beef, green pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper until beef is browned; drain. add ro-tel, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and cumin.
• 2 simmer uncovered, for 10 minutes. stir in rice; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. remove from the heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• 3 remove tops and seeds from the peppers; cut in halves lengthwise. place in a large pot of boiling water; boil for 4 minutes. drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture. place any remaining meat mixture in an ungreased 9x13x2 inch baking dish; top with stuffed peppers, pressing down gently.
• 4 cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• 5 in a saucepan, heat remaining ro-tel and cheese, stirring until cheese is melted. serve over peppers.