"Cheryl" > wrote in message ...
|I made a stuffed red pepper. Bell peppers are one of the things I don't
| normally like. I think it's because I've only tried them raw and they
| taste too strong.
|
| I decided to try a red bell pepper and stuff it with rice, tomato sauce,
| seasonings and ground meat. I used the "meatloaf mix" because I didn't
| have any meat on hand to grind, and chuck wasn't on sale.
|
| I really liked it! I put just a tiny bit of freshly shredded parm after
| it came out of the oven. The pepper was so big that I cut it in half
| and had two portions; one to eat tonight, and one for lunch tomorrow.
|
| http://i51.tinypic.com/28wpa8y.jpg

Great idea. I'd just about forgotten about stuffed green peppers,
and the red pepper has more flavor and presence. Thanks for the
posting, sounds like some retro fun, gotta go try this. Maybe with
less rice and a fried egg as a topping. Or some southwest flavor.

pavane