Stuffed Green Pepperskidney Friendly Food

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS/KIDNEY FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and clean out insides. (or slice peppers in half lengthwise and clean out insides) Parboil 4 minutes.
• In a large frying pan cook ground beef until fully cooked. Drain meat of all drippings in a coliander and keep meat in coliander till ready to use.
• Sauté onion in 1 teaspoon margarine until the onion is cooked and translucent.
• Add salsa, Mrs. Dash® herb seasoning,garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, cooked rice and meat. Stir to combine.
• Stuff green pepper with the meat and rice mixture, and put peppers in a shallow baking pan. Add a 1/2 cup water to the pan around the peppers.
• Combine bread crumbs, poultry seasoning and melted margarine.
• Sprinkle over stuffed peppers.
• Cover baking pan and bake at 350 for 40 to 60 minutes or until cooked thru. (timing depends on whether you cut tops off peppers or sliced peppers in half lengthwise)
• Once completely cooked remove lid and allow to cook about 5 minutes longer to brown up the tops.

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Add about 2 inches of water to a large pot fitted with a steamer insert, and bring to a high simmer. Arrange the peppers in the steamer, cover the pot and cook, rotating the peppers as needed, until they are very tender and pliable, about 25 minutes. Remove the peppers with a slotted spoon, and drain upside-down on paper towels.
• Put the oil, onions and a pinch of salt in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high. Add the beef, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper, and cook, stirring and breaking the beef up, until browned and mostly cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat. Let cool in the skillet for at least 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, add the rice, parsley, 1 cup of the mozzarella, breadcrumbs, eggs and Worcestershire and mix to combine.
• Stand the peppers up in a 9-by-13 inch baking dish. If they fall over, cut away a little of the bottoms (without cutting through the pepper) to make a flat surface.
• Generously fill and pack the peppers with the meat-rice mixture. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella. Add just enough water to the pan to cover the bottom to help steam the peppers. Loosely cover with foil, and bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is heated through, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil, and continue to bake for 10 minutes more.

TURKEY STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash green peppers. Carefully, cut top off. Reserve and chop usable parts. Remove seeds and discard. Spray dutch oven or casserole dish with nonstick spray and place empty peppers inside. Season with Salt and Pepper. Heat large skillet with olive oil. Brown turkey with onion and chopped green pepper tops. Add tomatoes and tomato sauce. Heat through. Add rice and stock or water. Stir and cover. Simmer until rice is done and liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and evenly distribute rice mixture into the empty peppers. Cover with foil and bake until peppers are soft. Leftovers are fantastic!