• 1 pound ground beef
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 medium green, red or yellow bell peppers
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/4 cup uncooked regular white rice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Sauce
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon ketchup

Heat oven to 350#176;F. Cut tops off bell peppers and remove seeds.

Combine ground beef, rice, onion, 3 tablespoons ketchup,1/2 teaspoon oregano, salt and pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.

Spoon into peppers; stand peppers in 8 x 8-inch baking dish.

Combine all the sauce ingredients and pour over peppers.
Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.

Bake in 350#176;F oven 1-1/2 hours to medium (160#176;F) doneness, until beef is no more pink in center and the juices show no pink color.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1321 views