Stuffed Peppers

• 1 lb Lean Ground Beef 93%
• 1 Cup Brown Rice - Cooked
• 1 Onion chopped
• 1/2 cup frozen peas - thawed
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 4 tbsp Tomato Paste
• 6 Garlic Cloves - minced
• 2 tsp fresh Thyme
• 2 tsp fresh Basil
• 8 Bell Peppers (Yellow, Green or Red) tops cut off and deseeded
• 1/2 Cup Spaghetti Sauce or Marinara

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Using a large bowl, mix together Ground Beef, Brown Rice, Onion, Peas, Cheese, Paste, Garlic, Basil and Thyme - Mix well.
3. Spoon mixture evenly into Peppers.
4. Place upright in a baking dish.
5. Pour Marinara Sauce on top of each pepper.
6. Add water to bottom of pan so that the water covers 1/2 of the pepper.
7. Cover baking pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes, basting along the way.
8. Uncover pan and continue baking for another 20 minutes until the peppers are soft.
9. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving

Serving Size = 1
Weight Watchers Points Plus = 5