Hearty Stuffed Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 envelope French's Idaho mashed potatoes
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. butter
1/2 lb. ground beef
5 to 6 green peppers
tomato sauce

Preparation

Prepare potatoes as directed, except reduce water to 1 1/4 cups; cool slightly.
Stir in egg.
Brown ground beef and onion; pour off excess fat.
Stir beef into potatoes.
Cut tops from peppers and remove seeds: simmer in small amount of water for 5 minutes; drain. Spoon potato filling into peppers and dot with butter.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 30 minutes.
Serve with tomato sauce.
Makes 5 to 6 servings.