italian-style stuffed peppers

How To Make italian-style stuffed peppers

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  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-sized skillet on medium-high heat, cook the beef (or Italian Sausage) with the chopped onion. Season with salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
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  While beef is cooking, bring a small pot of water to a boil.
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  Cut the peppers in half, discarding the seeds and membrane and place on a lightly greased, foil-lined baking sheet, cut side up.
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  Drain beef on a paper towel-lined plate to remove excess grease. Clean the skillet and re-use.
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  Add the beef back to the skillet and add the marinara sauce. Add the other teaspoon of Italian seasoning and stir. Reduce heat to low, and cover. Let simmer about 5 minutes.
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  Add tubettini pasta to the boiling water and cook per package directions.
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  Combine the ricotta and mozzarella cheeses.
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  Add cheese mixture to the beef mixture.
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  Drain pasta.
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  Add pasta to the beef mixture, and stir well.
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  Carefully stuff peppers with beef mixture. Bake for about 25 minutes.
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  Garnish with mozzarella cheese once the peppers are out of the oven.
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