Fiesta Stuffed Peppers

(Originally posted by Christy)

For my new recipe this week (I also made the South Beach Wholesome Oat Muffins, and loved them!) I made Fiesta Stuffed Peppers.  I’ll post the recipe and then my changes 

 INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup cooked long-grain white rice
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups salsa, divided
• 1 orange bell pepper, halved and seeded
• 1 yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded
• 1 red bell pepper, halved and seeded

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
2. In a bowl, mix the cooked rice, beef, onion, egg, salt, and 1/2 cup salsa. Stuff orange, yellow, and red bell pepper halves with equal amounts of the rice mixture. Arrange pepper halves in the baking dish, and top with remaining salsa.
3. Bake uncovered 1 hour in the preheated oven, until peppers are soft and filling has reached a minimum temperature of 160 degrees F (72 degrees C).

 I got this from allrecipes.com, btw.

I browned the beef and onions first, so that I could drain off any extra fat, and didn’t add any rice.  I just mixed in the salsa and a beaten egg before I filled the peppers.  I used mild salsa and the filling was very mild.  I added a little grated cheddar after they came out of the oven.  Next time I would probably add some cumin and a dash of chili powder.  Otherwise, my dh and I both liked them!