Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  2 large (2-1/4 per lb, approx 3-3/4" long, or 328g

• Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw

  16 oz or 452g

• Brown rice

  Long-grain, raw

  ½ cup or 93g

• Italian Seasoning

  Shoppers Value

  1 tsp or 4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  ½ cup or 129g

• Parsley

  Raw

  4 tsp or 5g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a roasting pan (large enough to accommodate 8 pepper halves in a single layer) with cooking spray.
2. Combine the ground beef, brown rice, Italian seasonings, pepper, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and egg.. Mix until combined.
3. Divide meat mixture evenly among the green pepper halves; press to compress slightly. Arrange halves in prepared pan. Spoon the pasta sauce onto the tops of the meat and peppers. Cover tightly with foil.
4. Bake until the peppers are soft and internal temperature of the meat reaches 165 degrees F, about 1 hour.

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