Stuffed Green Peppers

You will need: 1 Pound Ground Beef

1 Cup Uncooked White Rice

6 T Butter

4 Green Peppers

1 Jar Hot Cherry Peppers

1/4 T Onion Powder,

1/8 T Oregano

1 Can Tomato Paste

1 28 Ounce Can Crushed Tomatoes

1 Gallon Tomato Juice. The Hot Cherry Peppers is a key ingredient. It makes this dish SPICY!! You can substitute Sweet Cherry Peppers. In my grocery store, I can find these peppers near the pickles.

1. First you need to cut the tops off of the green peppers. I do this by making a circular cut around the stem. Next, I pull the top off by the stem. Wash them out in the sink to get all the seeds out of the peppers.

2. Next, take the cherry peppers out of the jar and onto a cutting board. Cut off the stems and slice peppers in half.

4. Put the ground beef into a large mixing bowl. Melt the butter in the microwave and add to the meat along with the spices and rice. Now it's time to mix it by hand.
5. Stuff the mixture into the green peppers. There are air pockets in the peppers, so push the meat mixture down and fill it up!

6. In a large pot, mix crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and cherry peppers. Heat and combine until paste is warm and evenly distributed. Place stuffed peppers in the pot. Pour in tomato juice until peppers are covered.

7. Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper and cover. Cook over low heat for 1 hour. If your peppers are on the large side you may need to cook for additional time.

Enjoy! Remember...these are spicy.