Stuffed Bell Peppers

 

Ingredients

4 bell peppers

1 pound ground veal

About 1 cup cooked rice (or more, depending on amount of meat)

2 eggs

4 tablespoons parmesan cheese

1 red onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, chopped

Fresh parsley, chopped

Salt and pepper

Marinara sauce

Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place some sauce at the bottom of the baking dish, add peppers, and cook for about 10 minutes in the oven. 

2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onions and garlic. Add meat and cook until no longer pink. Add some salt and pepper to taste.

3. In a large bowl, add cooked meat, rice (should be about 2:1 ratio of meat to rice), eggs, 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, parmesan cheese and parsley. Mix well.

4. Add meat mixture to peppers, making sure to stuff peppers up to the top. Pour a generous amount of tomato sauce over peppers.

5. Bake, covered with aluminum foil, for about 45 minutes, or until peppers are tender. 

Note: While peppers are baking, verify is sauce is too thick. If so, then add a little bit of water. It is also important to add some sauce over peppers while baking. To do so, just use a spoon and pour some of the sauce from the bottom of the baking dish over peppers.

6. When peppers are done, top them off with cheese, return to oven, and broil until cheese is bubbly.