Be Brainy... Stuffed Peppers Your Way!

Stuffed peppers... everybody who has ever cooked at home has probably made stuffed peppers. There are plenty of recipes out there and nearly everyone of them tells you its the best one or grandma's best or mama's. When it comes to home cooking... its always the taste you remember made with love.

There are recipes that use ground Italian sausage, ground turkey or beef, as well as veal and chicken. Some use squash and add other veggies like corn. Some recipes call for eggs, milk, bread or cracker crumbs not to mention barley, potato chips, ketchup and cheese. There are all good. It just depends on your own taste preferences.

You don't have to be fancy either. Sometimes simple is the way to go. For this version, ground veal was used to stuff red/orange peppers combined with cooked brown rice and bread crumbs also adding these seasonings: garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and dried herbs (oregano, sage, mint and rosemary.

A deep baking dish was used drizzled with olive oil. A squirt of Worcestershire sauce and then a spoon of Marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese to top off each stuffed pepper.

Lastly, pop them into a hot oven (375f) for ten minutes. After that time, 1/4 cup of beef stock was added and the peppers covered with foil to finish out a bake time of about 40-45 min. Serve with any side and or salad.

~ Tutti a Tavola!