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      Title: Stuffed Green Peppers
 Categories: Main dish, Microwave
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      3 lg Green peppers
           -- cut in half lengthwise
      1 lb Lean ground beef
      2 c  Cooked rice
      1 ts Onion powder
      1 ts Ground thyme
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Garlic powder
    1/4 ts Ground black pepper
      1    Egg; lightly beaten
     15 oz Tomato sauce; divided
      2 ts Beef bouillon granules

------------------------------OPTIONAL GARNISH------------------------------
           Grated Parmesan cheese
 
  Place pepper halves in shallow 3-quart microproof baking dish.  Cover and
  cook on HIGH (maximum power) 4 minutes.  Combine beef, rice, seasonings,
  egg, and 1/2 cup tomato sauce in large mixing bowl.  Mound beef mixture in
  pepper halves.  Cover and cook on HIGH 10 minutes, rotating once.  Combine
  remaining tomato sauce and bouillon granules.  Pour over stuffed peppers.
  Cook uncovered on HIGH 5 minutes.  Let stand 5 minutes.  Garnish with
  Parmesan cheese, if desired.
  
  Each serving provides:
  * 325 calories
  * 22.0 g. protein
  * 16.7 g. fat
  * 21.2 g. carbohydrate
  * 994 mg. sodium
  * 117 mg. cholesterol
  
  Source: MICROCOOKING WITH RICE
  Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
 
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