Stuffed Bellpeppers

[Guest guest]

Bellpepers stuffed with dirty rice dressing is a staple in my family

(and I think the whole south) and my sister makes the best. I've been

craving them for a while now so decided I'd play around and what I

came up with was wonderful.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground meat

3-4 lbs. peeled and diced fine zucchini and yellow squash

1 onion diced

4 cloves garlic minced

salt and pepper to taste

2 TBS Italian seasoning

Bellpeppers with the tops removed and the insides cleaned out.

Cheese (optional)

Stock for keeping the mixture wet

Sautee onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until almost

done.

Add ground meat and pepper to taste and cook until well done. Kinda

crispy like.

Add diced squash on top and sprinkle with salt.

Let sit for about 5 minutes

Mix the squash in with the meat

Add Italian seasoning and keep mixing until you see the juice from

the squash bubbling.

Lower heat to medium low.

I cooked it for about an hour and kept stirring every once in a

while. I had to add veggie stock to keep it semi-wet.

Stuff peppers with the meat/squash mixture. If using cheese, leave a

little room. Stuff the cheese into the pepper (I used colby jack) and

cook at 350 in a pan with a little water (about 1/4 inch) until the

pepper is tender.

So good.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing, Misty. I haven't thought about stuffed peppers in years! I can't wait to try this. I'm not-so-patiently waiting for my squash to be ready. I'm growing a fall garden this year and so far so good :-) I planted a lot and hope to be a canning/preserving machine in the next few months.

Thanks again,

Kim H.

Stuffed Bellpeppers

Bellpepers stuffed with dirty rice dressing is a staple in my family (and I think the whole south) and my sister makes the best. I've been craving them for a while now so decided I'd play around and what I came up with was wonderful.Ingredients:1 lb. ground meat3-4 lbs. peeled and diced fine zucchini and yellow squash1 onion diced4 cloves garlic mincedsalt and pepper to taste2 TBS Italian seasoningBellpeppers with the tops removed and the insides cleaned out.Cheese (optional)Stock for keeping the mixture wetSautee onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until almost done.Add ground meat and pepper to taste and cook until well done. Kinda crispy like.Add diced squash on top and sprinkle with salt. Let sit for about 5 minutesMix the squash in with the meatAdd Italian seasoning and keep mixing until you see the juice from the squash bubbling.Lower

heat to medium low. I cooked it for about an hour and kept stirring every once in a while. I had to add veggie stock to keep it semi-wet.Stuff peppers with the meat/squash mixture. If using cheese, leave a little room. Stuff the cheese into the pepper (I used colby jack) and cook at 350 in a pan with a little water (about 1/4 inch) until the pepper is tender.So good.