stuffed green peppers

ingredients

• 2 bell peppers, any color, tops cut off and seeds removed


• 3 cups cooked rice


• 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained


• 1/4 tsp garlic powder


• 1/4 onion powder


• 1 cup chopped tomatoes


• 2 cans of tomato sauce


• 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce


• 1 tsp italian seasoning


• dash of tabasco sauce


• sprinkle of cheese


• salt and pepper to taste

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. bring a large pot of salted water to boil. add peppers & keep them submerged for three mins. drain and set aside. 3. Mix together cooked rice, 1.5 cans tomato sauce, tomatoes, garlic powder, beans, onion powder, 1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Fill the peppers with even amounts of rice mix. 4. Mix remaining tomato sauce, worcestershire sauce, italian seasoning and tabsaco sauce in a bowl and spoon over rice. 5. Bake 30-45 minutes. 6. Sprinkle the tops with a bit of cheese. Serve!

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this was a delicious veggie dish Joe and I enjoyed earlier this week. i kept insisting that we add ground beef or something but J said rice & beans would be just fine -- which is surprising since J is definitely a meat & potatoes type of man. We had some leftover rice filling which was still delicious warmed up as leftovers.