Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers

Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers
Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers is a tasty stuffed peppers recipe seasoned with tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, garlic, and onion. Stuffed peppers make a great meal. Not only do they taste good, but they look nice as well.

Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients

• 3 large green peppers
  
• 1 pound lean ground beef
  
• 1-28 ounce can tomato sauce
  
• 1/3 cup Kraft Original BBQ sauce
  
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 1 tablespoon sugar
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
• 1 small onion, chopped fine
  
• 2 tablespoons green pepper, chopped fine
  
• 1/ 2 cup Shredded Italian Five Cheese Blend

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cut the peppers in half and clean out the seeds.
3. Trim each half a little to make the 2 tablespoons of chopped pepper.
4. Cover peppers with water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
5. Bring to boil, turn down heat and simmer 10 minutes.
6. Drain and cool peppers.
7. Meanwhile, mix tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, garlic powder, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
8. Add 1/2 cup sauce mixture to ground beef and mix well.
9. Mix the chopped onion, 2 tablespoons chopped peppers with the meat mixture.
10. Place the pepper halves in a greased casserole and spoon the meat mixture equally in the halves, pressing it firmly.
11. Pour remaining sauce over peppers and bake uncovered 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours. If you have any extra sauce, put a little on top of the peppers and Shredded Italian Five Cheese Blend after 45 minutes of baking.