Thursday, October 21, 2010

Plan "B" - Unstuffed Peppers

Hi everyone-Happy Foodie Friday! I took today off (Woo Hoo!) and planned on making stuffed peppers. But, upon further review, the peppers were a little past their prime so I decided to use what I could and made a one pot meal instead.
I was pleased with the results, but it's not very photogenic! It would probably be prettier if I poured it all into a casserole dish and baked it, but I was aiming for "one pot clean-up":@)
I'll call it Unstuffed Peppers!
Hope you love it if you try it!
Unstuffed Peppers
1 lb Hamburger, browned
1 C rice, long grain, uncooked
1 tsp seasoned salt (or to taste)
a couple shakes of celery seed
1 1/4 C water
1 can Rotel, undrained (or a can of tomatoes)
Green peppers, the approx equivalent of 4 big peppers, cut into 1" pieces
Onion, 1 medium diced
Celery, 1 stalk sliced
26 oz can of spaghetti sauce

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. I used my 5.5 qt dutch oven.
Brown hamburger in dutch oven and drain fat if needed.
Sprinkle rice over hamburger, add seasoned salt and celery seed, pour in water and can of Rotel. Stir.
Mix the rest of the veggies up and add to pot. I suggest not stirring this, that way the rice stays low and will cook nicely.
Top it all with the spaghetti sauce.
Add lid, and bake for about 35 minutes. Take lid off and bake for another 15 minutes or until veggies are tender and rice is done.