Glo's Stuffed Peppers

One day I bought a package of 6 peppers. One day I wondered what to do with 6 peppers. One day I decided to be creative. One day I fell in love with stuffed peppers.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or turkey
• 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice (or brown rice)
• 6 bell peppers (green, yellow or orange)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1-2 (8 ounce) cans of canned tomatoes (depends how much you like tomatoes)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Directions

Preheat oven to 350

Place the rice and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 20 minutes. (For brown rice, cook 40-45 minutes)

In a pan, cook the beef or turkey until evenly browned.

Remove and discard the tops, seeds, and inside of the bell peppers.

Arrange the peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing up. (Slice the bottoms of the peppers if necessary so that they will stand upright.)

In a bowl, mix the cooked browned meat, cooked rice, tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. (If mixture is too dry, add 1/2 cup water)

Spoon an equal amount of the mixture into each hollowed pepper

If you have remaining mixture, pour it around the stuffed peppers

Bake 1 hour

Top with sour cream and cheddar cheese (optional)