Stuffed Green Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large green peppers
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. cooked rice
1 onion, chopped finely
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 egg
3 Tbsp. half and half
3/4 c. tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper (black)
dash of cayenne pepper

Preparation

Wash peppers.
Cut off tops at stem ends and remove seeds and membrane. Reserve tops.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, rice, onion, celery and egg. Blend well. Add half and half, tomato sauce, salt and peppers.
Mix to blend well.
Place green peppers in an ovenproof dish upright. Fill green peppers with mixture, mounding a little on top.
Filling will shrink while baking. Bake at 400\u00b0 for about 35 minutes or until filling is set and cooked thoroughly and peppers are tender. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.