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               MICROWAVE ITALIAN STUFFED PEPPERS;;XMXX58B

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Meats                            Main dish
               Vegetables

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3                    Large green peppers
  1       lb           Ground beef
    1/2   c            Onion -- chopped
  1                    Clove garlic -- minced
  7 1/2   oz           Canned tomatoes -- cut up
    1/2   c            Pitted ripe olives -- sliced
    1/3   c            Tomato paste -- (1/2 a 6oz can
  2       ts           Chili powder
  1       t            Sugar
    1/4   ts           Salt
  2 1/2   c            Crisp rice cereal
                       Sharp cheddar cheese -- shredde

 Halve peppers lengthwise. Discard seeds and membranes.
 Arrange cut side up in 12 x 8 x 2 M/w safe dish. Cover
 with plastic wrap, vent Cook on HI, 4-5 minutes.
 Drain. Season withn salt. Set aside. In a 2 qt M/w
 safe casserole cook beef, onion, and garlic, uncovered
 on HI 4-5 minutes, or until done-stirring twice to
 break up meat. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, olives, tomato
 paste, chili powder, sugar and salt.Stir in rice
 cereal. Spoon mixture into pepper halves. Wrap pepper
 halves singly in moisture prrof and vapor proof wrap.
 Seal, label and freeze up to 2 months. To heat, unwrap
 a pepper half and place in M/w safe individual
 casserole. Cover with plastic wrap vented. Cook on 70%
 power (med-hi) 4 mins. Uncover. Cook on 50% (med) 5-7
 mins or until heated through, giving dish a half turn
 once. Sprinkle with 1 TB shredded cheese. Cook on
 medium 30-60 seconds. Let stand covered, 3 minutes.



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