Rice-a-roni Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (7 1/4 ounce) box beef flavored rice-a-roni
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 7 bell peppers, assorted colors
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large lidded skillet, brown the hamburger with the rice-a-roni (set aside the seasoning packet), onion, garlic and one of the bell peppers (diced), until the hamburger is no longer pink and the onions are clear.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 put hamburger mixture back in the pan and add the tomatoes with mild chilis.
• 4 in a large measuring cup, combine 2 1/2 cups hot water with the seasoning packet from the rice-a-roni and whisk together.
• 5 stir the water into the mixture in the skillet and bring to a boil.
• 6 reduced heat to medium low and cover.
• 7 cook 20 minutes, stirring once after 15 minutes.
• 8 while this is cooking, prepare the other 6 peppers by cutting off the tops, removing the seeds, and rinsing the the insides (and outside too).
• 9 arrange peppers in a shallow microwave safe baking dish.
• 10 when the meat mixture is done, fill each of the peppers with the meat/rice-a-roni mixture and top with 2 t of shredded cheese. (if you have extra of the meat mixture, just spoon it around the peppers.).
• 11 microwave for 5-10 minutes and serve.