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Kentucky Stuffed Peppers

Name: Kentucky Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 large sweet red and/or yellow peppers; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 cups cooked rice; 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained; 1 cup diced fully cooked ham; 1 teaspoon sugar; Dash hot pepper sauce; 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

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Total Time:Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Lucille Terry

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Updated on Oct. 24, 2022

I learned to cook by helping my mother prepare fabulous meals in our large country kitchen after church. The things I like to make most use the fresh vegetables and fruits from our garden.—Lucille Terry, Frankfort, Kentucky

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Kentucky Stuffed Peppers

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Yield:4 servings

Prep:30 min

Cook:40 min

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Ingredients

4 large sweet red and/or yellow peppers
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups cooked rice
1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1 cup diced fully cooked ham
1 teaspoon sugar
Dash hot pepper sauce
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

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Directions

1
Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Place peppers upside down on paper towels; set aside.

2
Drain tomatoes, reserving the juice; set tomatoes and juice aside. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the rice, mushrooms, ham, sugar, hot pepper sauce and reserved tomatoes; mix well. Loosely spoon into peppers.
3
Place in an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish. Pour reserved tomato juice over peppers. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.