Yum – Stuffed Peppers!!  Now I have to admit that this is not a new dish for me.  In fact it’s one of the few meals I do well!!  If you read my last UnKitchen Diva post – you know that moving forward with this cooking project I have two rules. 1) Everything must be able to be broken down into individual servings that I can freeze and 2) it must look pretty.  That’s it – pretty simple.  I’m such a visual person I thought I’d show you a meal that I think fits the rules perfectly – stuffed peppers!!

Stuffed Peppers

1 1/2 lbs ground beef                          1 onion, chopped

1/4 tsp salt                                            1/4 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp oregano                                       can of tomato sauce

4 peppers

1) Brown the ground beef.  While this is going on I measure the spices and put them in one of those small glass bowls.  Except this time I couldn’t find the garlic salt but I did find garlic powder – what the heck, couldn’t be that different, right?? I then chop the onion – or at least hack at it until it’s in several different pieces….

2) Add all the ingredients (but not the peppers!!! – for those of you who are literal like me…). Mix well.

3) I kind of let it bubble and stew a little bit here – no idea why – getting the flavors to blend better?? Really, I don’t know why.

4) Clean and cut the top off the peppers.  Wash out the insides of the peppers.  Is any one as fascinated as I am that there can sometimes be a small pepper like thing growing inside, no?  Anyway, once they’re washed place them in an oven safe dish.

5) Stuff peppers with meat mixture and bake for 1 hour @ 350˚.

6) I usually start the wild rice at the same time I put the peppers in the oven.  They roughly take about the same amount of time.

7) Place cooked, wrinkly pepper in the center of the plate.  Spread rice all the way around the base – making a ring of rice.  - so pretty!!

*Here’s how I make it fit rule 1.  I only fill and cook one pepper. I also only make enough rice for one serving.  I use 3 cup size tupperware pieces to freeze the rest of the meat mixture.  Viola – single servings and pretty!!