Last week when we were having such beautiful, sunny weather, (why does this seem 
like a fairy tale when I am looking out my window, seeing the rain, and hearing the wind howling?) the Butcher and I were heading home after work to rake the leaves. I knew I had to make him a good meal if he was going to put in hours in the yard. I remembered I had peppers in my refrigerator. I decided to make stuffed peppers. Now, one thing you know about the Butcher’s Wife, the dinner has to be simple and delicious (simply delicious). The Butcher ground me 3 pounds of extra lean ground beef. I was going to use the Checkerboard Meatloaf Mix, but it only called for 2 pounds of ground meat. I picked up a packet of the Fant Stuffed Peppers Seasoning Mix. It called for 1 pound of ground beef. Perfect. I knew I had the stuffing part taken care of. I got home about 5:30, and by 5:45 I had 10 peppers stuffed in the oven baking. I proceeded to take a walk, come home, peel potatoes for mashed potatoes. (You have to have mashed potatoes with stuffed peppers, otherwise, there is no point in making the stuffed peppers.) I finally went outside to assist the Butcher with raking the leaves. The recipe follows:
Simply Delicious Stuffed Peppers
10 fresh peppers, tops cut off, inside seeds cleaned out (sweet peppers, hot peppers medium hot peppers, red peppers, orange peppers, green peppers–you choose)
3 pounds of extra lean ground beef
1 package Checkerboard Meatloaf Mix
1 package Fant Stuffed Pepper mix
3/4 cup rice
1 cup of water
2 cans of Food Club Pizza Sauce (this is one of my staples)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix everything except the Pizza Sauce and peppers in a large bowl. When everything is thoroughly mixed, stuff the peppers and place them in the bottom of a large roaster pan or baking dish that has a cover. Pour the Pizza Sauce over the stuffed peppers. Cover and bake for about 3 hours.
Boil and mash about 4 pounds of potatoes.
Dip the potatoes on the plate, cover with the stuffed pepper and sauce. You will thoroughly enjoy this.
Next post is going to tell you what I did with the leftovers.
Stay warm and dry, until the next time, From our Butcher Block to Your Table.