recipe of the week

i made a special and yummy dinner earlier this week.

josh and i are especially fond of this because it was a childhood fav in our house!

menu:

stuffed bell peppers

corn*

cheese bread

stuffed bell pepper ingredients:

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 cup uncooked instant brown rice

2 cups tomato sauce

1/4 t. garlic powder

1/4 t. onion powder

1/2 c. onion, chopped

6 bell peppers

directions:

cut pepper tops off and get all seeds out.

boil peppers for 5 min.

brown your ground beef. drain.

cook instant rice according to package.

add beef, rice, garlic powder, onion powder, onions and 1/2 the tomato sauce to pan and cook on medium heat.

put peppers in a baking dish and add beef mixture to each pepper.

pour remaining sauce over the peppers.

cook on 350 for 45 mins.

cheese bread ingredients:

whole wheat hotdog buns (i use the 80 cal low fat)

spray butter

garlic salt

low fat mozzarella cheese

directions:

open hotdog buns on a baking sheet

spray each with the butter

sprinkle the garlic salt on top

add the cheese

broil for 3 to 5 min or until cheese is bubbling and brown

*corn was canned and cooked according to can directions

we also enjoyed some yummo wine from huber's farm, strawberry flavor for the summer time!