Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2013

Being from the Czech Republic and graduating from Cordon Bleu, I had to find a middle ground between what I was taught and going back to my mother/grandmother's teaching. For this dish, I prepared the peppers by parcooking them in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes to soften them and cutting down on cooking time. I added tomato paste mixed with Mexican oregano to taste, which will wake a bland dish up quickly. Also I chose to use ground lamb and add a 1/4 cup of red semi sweet wine to my mixture while it is cooking and before placing in it in the peppers, it just adds a flair to the flavor. Then putting the tomato paste, oregano mix, on top of the peppers to cook, gives a blend of togetherness in this dish.

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Chef Savannah LaMae

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2013

My family was very impressed with this recipe. Even my kids who claim to dislike peppers cleaned their plates. I'm not a fan of green peppers so I used yellow. I did not pre cook the onions before adding them to the mix. I used quick-cook 15 minute rice.I followed the recomendation of one reviewer and substituted ground pork for the beef. Everything cooked evenly. Served with mashed potatoes. Great recipe!

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Kalypso

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2012

Great basic recipe. I always have to make recipes my own so I added to the meat; a great no salt seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 cup of pureed tomatoes from a can. I used all red peppers, piled the meat high but leave room in pepper for meat to cook. I add the rest of the large can of pureed tomatoes over the peppers to cover, plus I add one large can of petite diced tomatoes and a bit of water; maybe 3/4 cup. Top peppers with mozzarella and melt just before serving. I serve each pepper on a bed of rice pilaf with the juice over the rice. So... so... good.

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Sharene-Iowa Girl

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

d-lish! dont bother cooking the veggied first. I topped the peppers with olive oil and a can of spicy tomatoes with garlic. uuuummmm... getting hungry again.

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Christine-CanadianCook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Harrow, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2011

thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this recipe. It is so much like what my mother made for use regularly when I was a little girl. It is a great meal on a cold evening. I prepped it the night before and my husband put it on to cook when he got home from work. We topped it with sour cream. YUM The only change I wil make in the futute it to replace the tomato juice with sauce to create a thicker sauce.

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Esther

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2010

[UPDATE] I follow this recipe exactly as written almost everytime using Uncle Ben's Converted Rice and have never had any issues with the rice being crunchy on top and mushy on the bottom. The only thing I have done differently is twice I used a little V-8 with the tomato juice (I wanted to finish an opened bottle of V-8). My suggestion for those who have had rice issues is to make sure your peppers are wedged into a single layer in your pot OR weigh them down with a plate or steemer basket so that there is at least 2" of sauce covering them. When I "stir" them, I am usually just making sure they are still covered and sometimes move them around the pot like a carousel. My extended family asks me to make these several times a year for our monthly Sunday dinners and they bring large empty yogurt containers to take any home that survive dinner. All generations of my extended family have been eating stuffed peppers their entire lives and without exception, they believe these are the best they have ever had. I have been asked for this recipe so many times that I have it saved on my computers at work and home so I can forward it upon request.

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GWENMBELL

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Katy, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2010

For years I have searched for a stuffed pepper recipe that was waht my grandma used to make.....and this is it. It is very very easy...I did add 1 can of diced tomatoes wih chilies.......it was tasty and homey.....nad just like my grandma used to make...the ultimate comfort food......

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maivdb

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2010

Turned out great!! I cooked mine in my pressure cooker for 20 mins. Will make this again :)

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Babs2506

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2010

Perfect! Just like my Croatian grandma used to make. The only thing I don't do is sautee the onions, but this is the ONLY stuffed pepper recipe we like.

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