Potato-stuffed green peppers

 
                        POTATO-STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS
 
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 Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Vegetarian                       Main dish
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    4       lg           Green bell peppers
      1/2   c            Onions -- finely chopped
      1/2   c            Red peppers -- finely chopped
    2       tb           Olive oil
                         Salt and pepper to taste
    1       tb           Chives, dried -- crumbled
    2       c            Potatoes -- mashed
    2       c            Tomato sauce
 
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice away pepper tops
   below stems. Remove seeds and interior spines. Gently
   parboil peppers about 5 minutes. Drain upside down.
    Set peppers aside.
   
    Saute onions and redpepepr in oil until soft. Add
   seasonings and mix well into mashed potatoes.
    Carefully stuff peppers, set them in a
   deep-sidedbaking dish. Pour tomato sauce around base
   of peppers.Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes
   covered. Uncover, and bake 5 minutes longer. Serve
   warm.
   
    Total calories per serving: 197. Fat: 8 grams
   
    Source: Vegetarian Journal, Sept-Oct 93/MM by DEEANNE
  
 
 
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