Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

The best way to make stuffed green bell peppers
is to bake them in an oven for about an hour.
One day I was short on time and tried to cook
them in the microwave oven. After cleaning them
I placed the peppers in a glass dish to steam them.
Filled them with left cover rice and meatloaf.
They were good enough considering it only took
about ten minutes from start to finish.
Here's a recipe for an authentic cooked
in the oven stuffed green bell peppers.

Ingredients:
6 green bell peppers
1 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper,
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 pounds lean ground beef or chuck
1 cups cooked long-grain rice
shredded mild Cheddar cheese


Directions:
Cut tops off peppers; remove seeds and membranes.
Place peppers in a large pot, cover with water.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Drain peppers and set aside.
In a large skillet heat olive oil and butter medium heat until hot.
Sauté chopped onion, and chopped celery for about 5 minutes,
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, crushed garlic, oregano,
basil,1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
Simmer for about 10 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl,
combine egg with salt and pepper,
and Worcestershire sauce.
Gently stir to blend,add ground beef,
cooked rice, and tomato mixture. Mix well.
Stuff peppers with meat mixture and place
in a baking dish.
Pour remaining tomato mixture over the stuffed peppers.
Bake at 350° for about one hour..