Stuffed Peppers Italian Style!

Sweet red peppers are filled with ground beef, cooked rice, tomato sauce, and seasonings, then baked for an hour and served with grated cheese and tomato sauce. Delicious and flavorful! Serve with a side salad.

• 4 large sweet red peppers
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion sautéed until translucent
• 1-1/2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon Adobo seasoning
• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, divided

Cut the peppers in half and remove seeds. Place peppers cut side down on a microwave-safe plate; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender; set aside.

Mix beef, onion, rice, parsley, salt, pepper and adobo in a bowl.

In a small saucepan, bring tomato sauce and broth to a boil. Stir in the vinegar and basil. Let cool to room temperature.

Spoon meat mixture into peppers. Spoon sauce over each peppers and top with grated cheese. 

Place in a greased shallow baking dish.

Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until peppers are tender when poked with fork. Sprinkle with additional cheese. Bake, uncovered, for another 5 minutes. Serve with any remaining sauce from baking dish.