Dinner is a Breeze Latin Stuffed Peppers Ingredients: 4 large green peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded 1 pound ground beef ½ cup chopped onion 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice 2 cups quick cooking rice 1 cup water 1 cup raisins 8 pimento stuffed green olives, chopped 3 tablespoons pine nuts 4 cups marinara sauce ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Cook the peppers in a large pot of boiling water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Rinse under cold running water and drain. 3. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray; heat over medium heat. 4. Add the ground beef, onion, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon. Cook, breaking up the ground beef until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. 5. Stir in the tomatoes, rice, water, raisins, olives, and nuts. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 5 minutes 6. Spoon the meat mixture into each pepper. 7. Arrange the peppers in a small baking dish, spoon marinara sauce over them, and top with the cheese. 8. Bake uncovered, until the filling is hot and cheese has melted, about 15 minutes. Serve with a side salad. Makes 4 servings.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:00:23 +0000
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