Stuffed Green Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. crushed dried oregano
1/2 c. rice
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
water
salt, pepper and paprika
6 green peppers

Preparation

Saute ground beef with onion, garlic, parsley and oregano until meat is browned.
Add rice and saute until translucent.
Add 1/2 tomato paste and 1 cup water and simmer 5 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed.
Season to taste with salt, pepper and paprika.
Cut caps off peppers and remove white membrane.
Reserve caps.
Spoon meat mixture loosely into pepper cavities.
Mix remaining tomato paste with 2 cups water and pour over peppers and into pan.
Cover peppers with caps.
Bake, covered, at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour, basting occasionally.
Remove cover and bake 20 minutes longer or until peppers are tender, basting frequently.
Makes 6 servings.