Texas Stuffed Pepper - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 green bell peppers
1 lb. ground beef
2 c. cooked rice
1 (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 (8 oz.) tomato paste
1 c. water
1 Tbsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. hot sauce
1/2 tsp. sage
1 c. chopped onion

Preparation

In skillet, brown ground beef; drain off drippings.
Add onions, salt, pepper and sage; cook thoroughly.
In small bowl, mix hot sauce, tomato sauce and tomato paste with 1 cup water. Add half of sauce mixture to ground beef; cook slowly.
Add rice. Cut out (from the top) bell pepper and wash thoroughly.
With a spoon, stuff green pepper with mixture, letting overflow just a little.
Bake at 350\u00b0 in oven for 30 minutes.
Serves 6.