D is for Delicious

I have a friend who's really more like family who always talks about how she hates when people post photos of their food on Facebook. God love her, but there's nothing like gorging on a delicious dish while seated around the dinner table with the fam and you know you've made a great meal when you feel the unstoppable urge to grab your camera and share it with others. Therefore, I'm in favor of food photography and so feast your eyes on these babies!! Believe me, they taste as good as they look, enough to make you want to slap your Mama and because I love sharing good food with good people, here's my recipe :)

Slap Your Mama Good Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients:

6 green bell peppers, tops cut away and seeds removed
1/4 cup dried onion spice
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell peppers
1 lb. ground pork or beef or an even mixture of both
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
1/4 cup dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups cooked long or medium grain white rice
2 8oz. cans of tomatoe sauce
water
grated parmesan or parmesan/romano cheese blend

Directions:

-Preheat over to 350 degrees.
-In a large pot of boiling water, parboil the peppers until just tender--3 minutes. Drain water and leave peppers in pot.
-In a large saute pan, brown meat along with minced garlic and half of the dried onions and parsley. While meat is browning prepare rice.
-Drain meat mixture and add to prepared rice along with other half of dried parsley and onions, salt, pepper, and 1 can of tomato sauce. Mix well.
-Stuff peppers with meat and rice mixture.
-Pour enough water into a baking dish to just cover the bottom, about 1/8 inch deep
-Stand peppers in dish and bake for 30 minutes or until peppers are very tender and filling is heated throughout. Meanwhile, warm the other can of tomato sauce in a sauce pan over low heat.
-When peppers are finished baking, top with heated tomato sauce and parmesan cheese.
-Enjoy!

Makes 6 servings