Ingredients
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6 Bell Peppers
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4 Beef Tomatoes
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2 lbs (.9kg) Ground Beef
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1 Onion
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3 Garlic Cloves
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2 Tbsp Olive Oil
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2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
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1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
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1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
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1 1/2 tsp Salt
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1/2 tsp Black Pepper
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2 cups (optional) Marinara Sauce
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4-8 oz to your liking (113-226g) Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
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5-6 leaves + more for garnish Fresh Basil
Directions
Steps
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1
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Preheat the oven to 350°F/176°C. |
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2
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Slice the tops off the peppers. You can either keep them whole depending on how large you want the portions, or slice them in half and serve halves. Remove the seeds. I dice up around the step and add the diced peppers to the filling later. If also stuffing tomatoes, slice the tops off the tomatoes, dice up around the stems as well to toss into the filling. Remove the seeds. Sprinkle salt on the insides of the peppers and tomatoes. Set the peppers in a casserole dish. If also making tomatoes, use a separate dish because the cooking times are different. |
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3
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Peel and dice the onion. Peel and mince the garlic. Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. If you diced up the tops of the peppers and tomatoes, add these now as well. |
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4
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In a bowl, add the ground beef (raw) and season well with salt and pepper. Add the red pepper flakes, the worcestire sauce, egg, bread crumbs, cooked onion mixture, and chopped basil. Mix until combined but not too much - you don't want to make the meat too compact. |
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5
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Fill the peppers (and tomatoes) with the meat mixture. Slice the fresh mozzarella cheese and lay on top. If you did not have the peppers in the oven already (as noted in the tip above), cover the stuffed peppers with foil and bake for 40 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes. If the peppers were already in the oven during the prep time, the cooking time is approx. 25-30 minutes. Garnish with fresh basil. (If using marinara sauce, before adding the mozzarella cheese, you can pour more sauce over the stuffed peppers then top with cheese and bake). |
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6
Done
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Remember, when baking the tomatoes, they only need 20 minutes. |
