Busters Recipes

Beef Stuffed Vegetables

Makes 6 to 12 servings

Ingredients:

6 large tomatoes

6 bell peppers

1/2 cup olive oil

1 pound ground beef (other meats can be used)

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

1 cup uncooked short-grain rice

1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

2 teaspoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon each salt and pepper

Preparation:

Slice the tops off the tomatoes and peppers. Remove pulp from tomatoes, chop and set aside. Scoop out the seeds from the peppers. Throw away seeds and reserve peppers.

Heat oil in a large sauté pan. Add ground beef, onion and garlic and sauté until meat is browned. Add reserved chopped tomatoes, rice, parsley, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook until everything is hot and well combined.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill each vegetable with some stuffing and place in a casserole dish. Fill the casserole dish with enough water to cover the vegetables half-way up. Cover. Bake for approximately 1 1/2 hours until rice is tender. (You may need to add more water.) Serve warm or at room temperature.