Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers

6 large bell pepper (any color will work)

1 lb. ground sausage or beef

1 onion, chopped

2 cans tomato soup (I don't like tomato soup so i use tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce)

2 2/3 c. water

1 tbsp. chili powder

1 tbsp. garlic powder (or minced fresh garlic)

salt & pepper to taste

1 lb. cheddar cheese, shredded

1 1/2 c. uncooked long grain rice (i have also substituted couscous for the rice)

1. Slice tops of peppers; remove seeds and membranes, and rinse well.  (My kids don't eat a whole pepper, so i cut mine in half length wise and stuff them that way!)

2. Place sausage and onions in a large, deep skillet.  Cook over medium heat until evenly browned.  Reduce heat to medium and stir in tomato soup, water, chili powder, garlic powder (if you use fresh garlic sauté it with the sausage and onions first), salt & pepper.  Bring to a low boil.  Reduce heat to low and add rice.  Cook until rice is done and fluff with a fork.  Stir in 3/4 of the cheese.

3. Spoon rice mixture into peppers.

4. Bake in preheated oven (350 degrees) for 30 minutes.  sprinkle remaining cheese on peppers and place under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly.

This makes a lot of mixture ad i don't always use 6 peppers as we will not eat that many, so the extra meat mixture makes for great Burritos!!