italian style stuffed peppers
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This is a tasty delicious main dish that can be prepared ahead of time and easily reheated I serve it with an antipasto tossed salad
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yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For italian style stuffed peppers
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4 mdgreen bell peppers
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1 mdonion, finely chopped
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1 lblean ground beef
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1/3 cpesto( your own or store bought)
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1 pkgchopped frozen spinach, thawed and drained well
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1 tspkosher salt (or to taste)
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1/2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
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1/4 cfreshly grated parmesan cheese
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3/4 cfresh bread crumbs ( italian bread if possible)
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1 mdripe tomato coarsely chopped
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olive oil for drizzling
How To Make italian style stuffed peppers
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees In large saucepan, bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil Split peppers lengthwise and blanch in boiling water for 3-4 minutes Drain and cool peppers, reserving 1 cup of water
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2In skillet on medium heat saute onion and ground beef in olive oil until tender Reduce heat to medium/low and add pesto, spinach, salt, and pepper, and mix well Blend in bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, then add reserved water from peppers a little at a time, until moist but not too wet or soupy (usually ¼ cup of water is enough)
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3Grease bottom of 11x9 pan with olive oil Fill peppers and place in pan Place tomato on top of peppers, drizzle with olive oil and pour ¼ cup of reserved water from peppers in bottom of pan Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes Remove foil and bake for 15 minutes longer basting with pan drippings after 10 minutes
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