Cheese And Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium green bell peppers
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 slice off the tops of the peppers.
• 3 wash the peppers and remove the cores and seeds.
• 4 stand the pepper cups upright in a saucepan containing 1/2.
• 5 cup boiling water.
• 6 cover tightly and allow to steam for 5 minutes.
• 7 remove and drain.
• 8 in a large bowl, mix together the rice, cheese parsley, salt, and ground pepper.
• 9 divide the mixture and stuff each pepper.
• 10 stand the peppers in a loaf pan or cupcake tins.
• 11 bake for about 15 minutes, until the filling is hot and the cheese melts.