Stuffed Green Peppers

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Title: Stuffed Green Peppers
Categories: Main dish, Microwave
Yield: 6 servings

3 lg Green peppers
-- cut in half lengthwise
1 lb Lean ground beef
2 c Cooked rice
1 ts Onion powder
1 ts Ground thyme
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1/4 ts Ground black pepper
1 Egg; lightly beaten
15 oz Tomato sauce; divided
2 ts Beef bouillon granules

------------------------------OPTIONAL GARNISH------------------------------
Grated Parmesan cheese

Place pepper halves in shallow 3-quart microproof baking dish. Cover and
cook on HIGH (maximum power) 4 minutes. Combine beef, rice, seasonings,
egg, and 1/2 cup tomato sauce in large mixing bowl. Mound beef mixture in
pepper halves. Cover and cook on HIGH 10 minutes, rotating once. Combine
remaining tomato sauce and bouillon granules. Pour over stuffed peppers.
Cook uncovered on HIGH 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Garnish with
Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Each serving provides:
* 325 calories
* 22.0 g. protein
* 16.7 g. fat
* 21.2 g. carbohydrate
* 994 mg. sodium
* 117 mg. cholesterol

Source: MICROCOOKING WITH RICE
Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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