Italian Stuffed Peppers
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) tomatoes, chopped, well drained
1 cup cooked Minute Premium Long-Grain Rice
1 jar (8 ounces) Cheez Whiz Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread divided
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3 large green, red or yellow peppers, cut in half, seeded

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat; drain. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add tomatoes, rice, 1/2 cup of Cheez Whiz
and seasoning. Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until Cheez Whiz is melted.

Spoon meat mixture into peppers. Place peppers in 13" x 9" baking dish. Pour 1/4 cup water into bottom of dish.

Bake 30 minutes or until peppers are tender. Top with remaining Cheez Whiz just before serving. Makes 3 main dish or 6 side dish servings.

Tip: Peppers can be cut horizontally or vertically; if cutting horizontally use an 8-inch square baking dish.

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