Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers With Creole Sauce


This is my mom's recipe for stuffed peppers. I use the creole sauce on meatloaf too!!

Steps


Cut tops from peppers , remove membrane and seeds.
Cover peppers w / boiling water.
Cook 10 minutes.
Drain very carefully !.
Brown ground beef , onion , celery , and green pepper.
Drain.
Add salt and rice.
Spoon into peppers.
Place in baking dish and cover w / creole sauce.
Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.
Creole sauce: combine tomatoes , onion , salt , sugar and basil in sauce pan.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Combine flour and water.
Add to sauce and cook until thickened.

Ingredients


green peppers, ground beef, onion, celery, green pepper, salt, cooked rice, crushed tomatoes, sugar, dried basil, flour, water