Italian Stuffed Peppers

SOURCE: Time Savor Gourmet

Servings: 4
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 25-30 min.
Scott's Rating: 6 out of 10
Katherine's Rating: 7 out of 10

READ REVIEW - I made changes to this recipe

Instructions as given on Time Savor Gourmet:
Ingredients:

• 4 small bell peppers, about 1/2 cup equivalent each
• 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 cup mushrooms, diced
• 1 cup zucchini, diced
• 1 T Time Savor Gourmet Tuscan Fantasy
• 1 T Time Savor Gourmet Viva Italiano
  

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash and dry the peppers.
• Cut the top 1/2" off the pepper horizontally to create a cup. Remove the seeds and rinse.
• Set peppers in a 9 x 9 baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
• Divide the mixture equally into four parts and stuff into the peppers.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, until meat is thoroughly cooked.
  

Serving: 1/4 of this recipe is 2 green options

MY REVIEW OF THIS RECIPE
I've made this recipe twice. The first time I didn't like it too much... it was rather dry and without a lot of flavor. So following the recipe above, I would only give it maybe a 5... possibly even a 4. The second time I made it, I replaced the zucchini with petite diced tomatoes and I added a tablespoon of TSG Garlic Gusto seasoning. This made it much better though I still had to add a good bit of salt to the finished product.