Rice and Ground Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers and Onions

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WendyL

subheading: Rice Stuffing:

6 to 8 bell pepper (all color, though I prefer red, i think they are sweeter)

One very large onion (instead of some of the peppers, or other veggies like zucchinis or tomatoes)

1 cups of long grain rice

½ to 1 pounds of ground beef (depends on how much meat you want in your mix. I use meat with 15% fat)

2 grated tomatoes (or a cup of chopped canned tomatoes)

1 diced big onion (or 2 small ones)

2 minced cloves of garlic

¼ cup toasted pine nuts (or almonds)

2 teaspoons Baharat (or mix cinnamon and cumin and if you have just a touch of clove and cardamom)

(optional) ½ cups shredded carrot

2 to 3 tablespoons of chopped mix of parsley and dill

2 teaspoons salt

pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

subheading: Sauce:

1 diced big onion

5 to 6 sliced cloves of garlic

½ cup carrot diced to very small cubes

1 tablespoon sweet paprika

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 can of tomatoes (pureed in the food processor)

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

½ cup of water

2 tablespoons of olive oil

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