Ingredients

  • 12 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 4 yellow bell peppers or 4 red bell peppers, washed, 1/2 inch cut from the top, cores and ribs discarded
  • 2 -3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 -4 tablespoons ketchup
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 egg
  • shredded cheese (optional)

Method

  • Cook the rice as directed.
  • While that's cooking, start water boiling in a pot big enough to hold your four peppers.
  • Stir in enough salt to make it as salty as seawater, at least a tablespoon per four quarts.
  • When the water boils, add your peppers.
  • Let them sit until they're just starting to get soft, about 4 minutes.
  • Remove them from the water with tongs and let the peppers drain in a colander while you prepare the good stuff.
  • Put about 2-3 tablespoons of butter into a pan and heat over medium high.
  • When the butter foams, add in the onions and cook until soft, a couple of minutes.
  • Shake some salt over them.
  • Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant.
  • Stir in the ground chicken and cook until it's no longer pink.
  • Salt it well and add some Worcestershire on it to your liking, I add a lot.
  • Put the ground chicken in a bowl and let it sit for a few minutes.
  • Stir in the rice.
  • Stir in about 3-4 tablespoons of ketchup.
  • Add some salt and pepper to taste.
  • You have control here!
  • Crack the egg on top of the ground chicken mixture and stir it up well.
  • Sprinkle salt all over the peppers, inside, outside; stand them up in a 9-inch square baking dish.
  • Using a soup spoon, add the stuffing into the peppers, making sure to pack it in tightly.
  • If you like shredded cheese, top the peppers with that now.
  • You can also add feta cheese right to the mix!
  • Bake at 350F for about 30 min or until the peppers have gone somewhat wrinkly all over and your cheese is bubbly.