posted by Schmitty 05-02-99 12:52 AM
Green Peppers with Ham Rice Stuffing
4 large green bell peppers
2 cups cooked, ground ham
1 cup cooked rice
1/4 lb. Cheddar cheese, cut in 8 slices
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 tbl. minced onion
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 1/2 cups tomato juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut peppers in half lengthwise; remove seed and stems.
Drop pepper halves in boiling salted water to cover and simmer 5 minutes. Remove peppers from water and invert. Set aside to drain.
While peppers are cooking, melt butter or margarine in a saucepan, add ham and toss lightly with fork to blend.
Blend in rice and 2 tablespoons minced onion. Mix and blend in dry mustard and garlic salt.
Lightly fill peppers with ham rice mixture, heaping slightly.
Place one slice cheese on top of each pepper.
Place peppers in baking dish. Pour tomato juice around peppers.
Bake at 350 degrees about 20 minutes. Increase heat to 400 degrees and bake 10 minutes longer or til cheese is lightly browned.
Spoon hot tomato juice over stuffed peppers and serve.
4 servings.