Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe

pEMStuffed Bell Peppers Recipe from the diabetic recipe collection at InformationAboutDiabetes.com/emIngredients: /pP4 medium peppers, red or green (or - both)1 lb lean ground sirloin1 small onion, chopped1/3 cup instant white rice1 tsp dried oreganofresh ground pepper8 oz canned tomato sauce1/4 cup burgundy winegrated parmesan cheese to taste/pPreparation: PSlice off the stem end of each pepper and remove the seeds. In a mediumbowl, combine the beef, onion, rice, oregano, pepper and 1/3 cup tomatosauce; mix well. Stuff the mixture into the peppers and place them in amedium saucepan. Pour the wine and remaining tomato sauce over peppers.Bring the peppers to a boil; cover and let simmer until they are tender,about 45 minutes. Add a few tablespoons of water if the sauce begins tocook away. Transfer to a serving platter, top with Parmesan cheese andserve.Exchanges: Lean Meat Exchange --3 Vegetable Exchange -- 2 Starch/BreadExchange -- 1/2Calories -- 251 Calories from Fat -- 54 Total Fat -- 6g Saturated Fat -- 2gCholesterol -- 71mg Sodium -- 469mg Carbohydrate -- 21g Dietary Fiber --2g Sugars -- 6g Protein -- 28gRecipe for Monday, 3/16/98This week's recipes are from the cookbook Easy Elegant Entrees, featuringan array of quick-to-fix, good-for-you main dishes that taste like theytook hours to prepare. You can order a copy of this and many othercookbooks from our online bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER(1-800-232-6733).Copyright ? 1998 American Diabetes AssociationMC Formatted Busted by Barb at Possum Kingdom on 3/27/98NOTES : 4 servings/Serving size: 1 pepper with sauce Try using this basicfilling to stuff zucchini or yellow squash, too.Posted to RecipeLu List by "abprice@wf.net" abprice@wf.net on Mar 27,1998.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Contributor: http://www.diabetes.org/ada/rcptoday.htmlPreparation Time: 0:00 /pPSTRONGServes: 4 /strong/pStuffed Bell Peppers Recipe provided for you by InformationAboutDiabetes.comH2Is this Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?/h2PThis Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe is part of our collection of diabetic Vegetable recipes. Because we know nothing about your special diabetic issues and the advice your doctors have provided, we really cannot say with any degree of certainty that this Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe is OK for you. Nonetheless, because the original compiler labelled it as `diabetic` it suggests in theory, that it, if nothing else, matches the basic specification for the label `diabetic friendly`, being low in fat and carbohydrates and therefore, should be better for your health than the non-diabetic equivalent. However, this Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe must only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe ingredients are appropriate for you. /pSTRONGStuffed Bell Peppers Recipe - Important Disclaimer/strongPThis Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe is one from the STRONGdiabetic Vegetable recipes/strong collection. It would be unthinkable for us to cook every single one of the EMdiabetic Vegetable recipes/em to certify that all of them are 100% modified for diabetics. Our diabetic recipe site has many thousands of diabetic recipes in it, and to check them all even at a speed of one each day would take far too long. We strongly advise you to check the ingredients with due care to ensure that they agree with the diabetes nutritional guidelines your nutritionalist has provided. If you think that this Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe is unsuitable for sufferers of diabetes, then let us know and we will delete the offending recipe from the recipe site. /p