Stuffed Bell Pepper

Stuffing:

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup chopped sweet onions or ¼ cup chopped shallots 
• ½ cup chopped bell peppers
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers, or oatmeal
• Pepper-Jack Cheese, chopped
• Salt and pepper
• Ketchup
• Chili powder

1. Slice off top of Bell peppers, chop up for filling; set aside. Remove seeds and white insides of the peppers, discard. 
2. Mix together by hand lean ground meat, eggs, onions, peppers, crackers, salt and pepper. 
3. Fill peppers half full with meat mixture, put in a layer of Pepper-Jack Cheese, fill to the top with more meat mixture, top with ketchup and sprinkle with chili powder. 
4. Cover lightly with foil and bake at 400 degrees F. for 30 minutes. 
5. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake for an additional 30 minutes. 
6. Remove cover and bake for 15 more minutes or until meat is done, (cheese will bubble up thru the meat a bit, when done). 
7. Let sit 5 minutes and serve.

Variations: 

To make gluten free use gluten free crackers or oats in place of saltines

Use your favorite cheese in place of Pepper-Jack

Use ground chicken or turkey

Use BBQ sauce in place of ketchup topped with chili pepper

Use Yellow or Red Sweet peppers....