Allegro'S Stuffed Green Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. hot water
1/3 c. uncooked bulgur
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/4 c.)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
6 medium green bell peppers
1 lb. ground beef
1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
3/4 c. (3 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Mix water, bulgur, onion, salt and garlic powder in 2-quart casserole.
Cover tightly and microwave on High 6 to 8 minutes or until boiling; stir.
Cover and let stand until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper.
Remove seeds and membranes; rinse.
Arrange peppers, cut ends up, in circle in pie plate (9 x 1 1/4 or 10 x 1 1/2 inches). Crumble ground beef into bulgur mixture; stir in 1 cup of the tomato sauce.
Fill each pepper with about 1/2 cup mixture.
Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
Cover tightly and microwave on High 12 to 14 minutes, rotating pie plate 1/2 turn after 7 minutes, until beef mixture is done (160\u00b0 on meat thermometer). Sprinkle peppers with cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 minutes.