Cheese-Stuffed Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 green peppers
1 1/2 c. cottage cheese
2 1/2 c. cooked rice
1 egg
salt and pepper
buttered soft crumbs

Preparation

Wash peppers.
Cut off about 1/2 inch of the tops.
Remove stems, seeds and white fiber.
Drop into boiling salted water; cook about 5 minutes, or until barely tender.
Drain.
Mix the remaining ingredients, except for the bread crumbs.
Taste to check seasoning; pepper may be needed.
Add the chopped pepper tops.
Fill the peppers with this mixture.
Top with bread crumbs and place in a buttered baking pan.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for about 25 minutes.
Serves 6.