Stuffed Green Peppers

8/16/2005

4 large green peppers

1 cup boiling salted water

1 pound of ground beef

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

1/2 cup coarse dry bread crumbs

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon chopped onion

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut a thin slice from the stem end of each pepper. Wash outside and inside, removing all seeds and membranes. Cook peppers standing up in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain. Mix rest of ingredients. Stuff peppers lightly with mixture. Stand upright in deep baking dish. Bake covered 45 minutes; bake uncovered 15 minutes.

Yield: 4 servings

Source: Kathie Smith