Ground Beef Stuffed Peppers II

An Easy and Tasty Entree for Dinnertime. 

My mom made Stuffed Peppers when I was young and this recipe is close to her's.

...and there's just something about the Love that goes into a dish which makes it even better.   

Ingredients:

3 large green or yellow bell peppers

5 cups water, Boiling, Salted

1 lb lean beef, Ground

1/4 cup onion, Chopped, 1 small

1/2 cup celery, Chopped

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup instant rice, Uncooked

1/2 cup water

Directions:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut each bell pepper lengthwise in half.
• Wash the insides and outsides of the peppers after removing the seeds and membranes.
• Cook the peppers in the boiling salted water for 5 minutes then drain and set aside. Cook and stir the meat, onion and celery in a large skillet until the meat is brown.
• Drain off the excess fat. Stir in half of the tomato sauce and the remaining ingredients, heat to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Place the peppers, cut sides up, in an ungreased baking pan 9 X 9 X 2 or 8 X 8 X 2-inches.
• Spoon the meat filling into each of the pepper half evenly and then cover the pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 25 minutes then uncover and top with the remaining tomato sauce and bake an additional 5 minutes