Microwaved Red Peppers Stuffed With Minced Beef

Today I didn’t have enough time to prepare dinner so I decided to cook it with the use of my microwave oven. It was pretty fast and time-saving. Find below the recipe:

Microwaved Red Peppers Stuffed With Minced Beef

Number of servings: 4 (for 4 persons)

Ingredients:

• 3-4 red peppers
• Approx. 1 lbs of minced beef
• 1 medium chpped onion
• 1 fresh chopped tomato
• A small can of tomato sauce
• 1/3 cup of brown cooked rice
• 2 slices of yellow cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grinded pepper
• Oregano (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon of seasoned salt
• ½ teaspoon of pepper

Cut tops off red peppers, remove seeds and green top parts; set aside. In a bowl start preparing the stuff mixture: brown the beef with salt and black pepper, add chopped and golden-brown fried onion pieces, small pieces of diced tops of red pepper, spices, chopped tomato, rice, tomato sauce, pieces of yellow cheese and stir and mix all the ingredients with a spoon well.

Then fill peppers with prepared mixture, put them in the bowl and cover it tightly with plastic wrap; fold back small edge for steam to escape. Set your microwave oven to max. power level and microwave the stuffed peppers up to 8-12 minutes or until tender.

Tips:

- If the peppers seem to be firm after cooking, you can keep them in the bowl and cover the top of bowl with the plastic wrap and leave for some time. This way the peppers will become softer.
- Before microwaving the peppers check if your kitchenware that you are going to use (e.g. the glass bowl) is safe for microwave cooking.
- Serve the peppers with mashed potatoes.