Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original my Mom
Equipment
Small Saucepan
9x13-inch baking dish
Large skillet
Ingredients
Brown or white riceprepared per instructions (2 servings)
1lblean ground beef
½sweet yellow oniondiced
½zucchinidiced
6ozwhite or cremini mushroomssliced
3clovesof garlicchopped finely
1tspdried basil
¼tspgarlic powder
¼tsponion powder
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepperto taste
2cupsof marinara saucedivided
4redyellow, or orange bell peppers (I use one of each), sliced in half lengthwise & cleaned
3tbspParmesan cheeseshredded
Instructions
Prepare the rice in a small saucepan, per package instructions; set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add 1 1/2 cups of water to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
Add onion, zucchini, mushrooms & seasonings, and cook for about 5-7 minutes; add garlic and cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
Add prepared rice and 1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce and mix thoroughly.
Scoop meat mixture into pepper halves until they are heaping full and place into prepared baking dish. Dived the remaining marinara sauce to the top of each pepper then sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly over the peppers.
Bake covered for 40 minutes. Remove cover and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Enjoy.