Cheesey Green Peppers

11 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 or 8 medium green peppers
  • 1 lb. bulk pork sausage or hamburger meat
  • 1/4 c. chopped onion
  • 1 c. whole kernel corn
  • 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs
  • 2 tsp. melted butter
  • 4 slices (10 oz.) Cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut off tops from 8 green peppers or cut 4 in half lengthwise; remove seed and membrane.
  2. 2
    Parboil 5 minutes in boiling salted water; drain.
  3. 3
    Brown meat and onion in skillet; drain off excess fat.
  4. 4
    Add corn, 1 cup tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
  5. 5
    Simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  6. 6
    Remove from heat; add cheese.
  7. 7
    Stir until cheese is melted.
  8. 8
    Add 1 cup bread crumbs.
  9. 9
    Yield:
  10. 10
    approximately 4 1/2 cups.
  11. 11
    Fill peppers with meat-corn mixture.
  12. 12
    Combine 1/2 cup bread crumbs with butter. Top filled peppers with crumbs.
  13. 13
    Pour remaining tomato sauce in bottom of baking pan; arrange peppers.
  14. 14
    Bake in preheated 350° oven, 25 or 30 minutes or until heated through.
  15. 15
    Place half a cheese slice on each pepper.
  16. 16
    Place under broiler until cheese melts.

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