Stuffed Bell Peppers My Way

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 cups uncooked minute rice
• 2 eggs
• 1 medium chopped onion
• 1/2 cup pine nuts (optional)
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley or 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup currants
• 10 large green peppers (a mix is pretty) or 10 large red peppers (a mix is pretty) or 10 large yellow peppers (a mix is pretty)
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can water
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 3 pinches mint
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix all filling ingredients well and stuff the peppers.
• 2 place in large baking dish (can also be done in electric skillet or on stove top).
• 3 mix sauce ingredients and pour small amount over each pepper and rest in bottom of dish or pan.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees, covered, for about 1-1/2 hours.
• 5 pass the sauce at the table.
• 6 i usually slice the peppers in half lenghtwise on a platter to serve and garnish with parsley or whatever.
• 7 note: i usually double the sauce to go with any leftovers.
• 8 also, if there is leftover meat mixture after stuffing peppers, i make into large meatballs and place in dish with peppers- this is great for people that don't care for the peppers.