Stuffed Peppers

Hello Again Foodies!!
Today is Stuffed Peppers!
I kept it very simple here.
These peppers are stuffed with lean chopped meat, onions, cannellini beans and topped with a little bit of tomato sauce and some shredded mozzerella cheese.

Dinner was scrumptious and filling with the sweetness of the peppers and the meat slightly enhanced with some Worcestershire Sauce, satiating with the addition of the beans.

Shopping List:
6 large peppers for stuffing This time I used orange & yellow - tops cut off straight across and cleaned out
2 pounds of lean chop meat
1 Vidalia onion
1 can cannellini beans - rinsed very thoroughly and drained
1/4 - 1/2 cup of Worcestershire Sauce
1 cup of tomato sauce
fresh pepper to taste

Preparation:

• Pre-heat the oven to 400
• Clean the peppers
• Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking sorry [first make sure your peppers will all fit]
• Let the peppers soften by baking them in the oven as you cook the onions and brown the meat
• Chop the onion
• Pre-heat on medium heat a large frying pan with 1 - 2 tables of oil [I prefer olive oil]
• After about 1 minute add in onions until translucent
• Add the chop meat to the onions in the pan - should take approx 10 - 15 minutes
• Stir the meat and onions every few minutes to ensure even cooking
• When the meat seems at least 3/4 the way cooked through, add in 1/4 - 1/2 cup of Worcestershire Sauce and pepper - I like to go at least 15 turns of my fresh pepper mill
• Then add the cannellini beans
• When all the meat is cooked through shut the heat and remove the peppers from the oven
• Carefully stuff the peppers - I like to use a big serving spoon and try to put equal amounts of the mixture into each pepper - I start with 2 spoons for each pepper
• Bake peppers for approximately 20 minutes.

I already had sauce available, heated some up and served the peppers with a little tomato sauce and a touch of shredded mozzarella cheese on top.
Serve with your favorite vegetable.
ENJOY!

And now a little about Cannellini Beans: 
They are large white beans, have a firm texture and skin with a slight nut-like, however they are mild. Cannellini beans are related to kidney beans, great northern, etc. and like those beans they share similar health benefits including being low in fat, high in protein, high in fiber, minerals, and vitamins and low in sugar.


Until next time
Eat Good For You!
Francine