Italian Style Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef, uncooked
• 6 green peppers
• 1 medium onion
• salt
• pepper
• 1 garlic cloves, crushed or 3/4 teaspoon garlic
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 2 eggs
• 6 -8 saltines, crushed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• your favorite spaghetti sauce
• rice (optional for partial replacement of beef)

Recipe

• 1 remove the seeds and membranes from green peppers and set aside.
• 2 mix all remaining ingredients.
• 3 fill each pepper being careful to not split sides.
• 4 make meat balls from remaining mixture.
• 5 in a large dish or roaster place the peppers open side up.
• 6 surround each with meatballs and cover entire thing with sauce.
• 7 cook 2-4 hours at 325 degrees.
• 8 check after 1 1/2 hours to test doneness of meat and peppers.