Easy Beef Stuffed Peppers

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Easy Beef Stuffed Peppers
Created to use ingredients you're likely to have on hand.

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1-1/2 hours
Servings: Serves 4

1 lb. lean ground beef

or - 1 package fully cooked ground beef

4 medium green, red or yellow bell peppers

3/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup uncooked rice

3 Tbsp. catsup, divided

1 tsp. dried oregano leaves, divided

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained

	Cut tops off bell peppers; remove seeds and membrane.
	Combine ground beef, onion, rice, 2 Tbsp. catsup, 1/2 tsp. oregano, salt and pepper, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Spoon an equal amount of meat mixture into each bell pepper. Place in 8x8-inch baking dish.
	Combine tomatoes, remaining catsup and remaining oregano; pour over stuffed peppers.
	Cover baking dish tightly with foil. Bake in 350°F oven 1-1/2 hours.

Four large zucchini or yellow squash may be substituted for the bell peppers. (Reduce cooking time by about 15 minutes.)