Saucy Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 large green bell peppers
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 1 gallon tomato juice

Recipe

• 1 wash the peppers thoroughly.
• 2 remove the tops, seeds, and rinse the inside of the pepper.
• 3 set the usable portion of the peppers aside.
• 4 in a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute onion until translucent.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl, combine the onion and butter mixture with the ground beef and mix well by hand.
• 6 sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 slowly pour in the rice, while mixing by hand.
• 8 mix thoroughly.
• 9 stuff the meat and rice mixture into the peppers.
• 10 coat the bottom of 1 or 2 large pots with oil.
• 11 place the stuffed peppers into the pot (s) leaving a 2 inch space at the top of the pot.
• 12 pour in tomato juice until peppers are covered.
• 13 if there is leftover meat mixture, form into balls and add to the tomato juice.
• 14 heat on low for 2 to 3 hours.
• 15 stir every 20 to 45 minutes.
• 16 juice will reduce to a thick sauce.
• 17 you can tell that the peppers are done when they are splitting at the sides.