Stuffed Green Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped fine
4 large green peppers
1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1/2 c. uncooked rice
1 c. whole tomatoes
1/2 c. parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
4 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 Tbsp. butter
oregano to taste
basil to taste

Preparation

Brown chopped onion.
Add ground meat and continue browning. Add rice, parsley, salt, pepper, oregano and basil; stir to blend. Add canned tomatoes with liquid.
Simmer until rice is partially cooked (10 minutes); stir constantly.
Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Wash peppers; slice off tops (reserve for covers). Remove seeds.
Place peppers into boiling water and parboil for 5 to 10 minutes; cool.
Stuff peppers with filling and place in a deep pot.
Add boiling water to cover peppers 3/4 way up.
Add tablespoon of butter; cover and cook over low heat until rice is tender, about 30 minutes.
Serves 4.