Stuffed Peppers
Posted by: Mai Tue, 23 Mar 2004, at 7:26 a.m.
 

1 Tb Flour
4 Cn (6 oz. each) tomato paste
1 med tomato, chopped, remove seeds
1/2 C Water
1/2 c white wine
1 Tb brown Sugar
1/2 C Chopped onion
1 Cl Garlic, minced
1 1/2 Lb Ground round
1 C Grated Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 C Cooked rice
1 1/2 Ts Salt
1/4 Ts Pepper
1/2 tsp. fresh chopped oregano
6 Md Green peppers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place large size (14 X 20") oven cooking bag in12 X 8 X 2 baking dish. In small bowl, combine flour, tomato paste, water, wine and sugar. Reserve 1/3 cup tomato sauce for meat mixture; pour remaining sauce into bag. Brown ground beef in skillet. Add onion and garlic; cook until transparent. Drain excess fat. Stir in cheese, rice, salt, pepper, oregano and tomato sauce. Remove tops and seeds from green peppers; stuff with meat mixture. Place stuffed peppers in bag. Close bag with nylon tie; make 6 half-inch slits in top. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until peppers are tender. To serve, spoon sauce over stuffed peppers