Beef Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 4 medium green, red or yellow bell peppers
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup uncooked white rice
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Sauce:

  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian-style stewed canned tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Instructions:

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Cut tops off bell peppers; remove seeds.
  2. Combine ground beef, onion, rice, 3 tablespoons ketchup, salt, 1/2 teaspoon oregano and pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
  3. Spoon beef mixture into peppers; stand peppers in 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
  4. Combine sauce ingredients; pour over peppers.
  5. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in 350°F oven 1-1/2 hours, until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pepper registers 160°F.