I made a wonderful meal the other day, that I think would make for a lovely Friday night dinner. I took three large bell peppers of assorted colors, sliced off a thin slice from each bottom and top, then sliced them across in thirds, to form three rings from each pepper, about 1/2″ thick each. I filled each ring with a mixture of chopped meat (such as I would make for a meatloaf or meatballs) and added a little crushed basil and lemon pepper to the mixture as well. I then diced and sauteed in a large fry pan, whatever extra pepper slices remained from the parts I had cut off originally, added in chopped onion, sliced mushrooms, and fresh crushed garlic , and when they were soft and slightly browned, poured in a couple of jars of marinara sauce, plus half a jar of water,mixed in some additional basil, a little rosemary, kosher salt, and lemon pepper. I let everything simmer for a minute then gently placed the stuffed pepper rings in the simmering sauce, covered the pan and simmered everything for about an hour. I served it over a bed of brown rice, and my family is STILL complimenting me. When putting the stuffed pepper rings in, and serving them, be very careful and use a spatula.
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