Ingredients

6-8 large red or green peppers
1/2 c. onion (chopped)
1 pkg. mozzarella cheese (grated)
1 tsp. sweet or smoked paprika
2 medium cans tomato sauce
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 tsp. fresh parsley (or 1/2 tsp. dried)
2 c. cooked rice
Salt and pepper to taste

Wash green peppers, cut off top and scoop out insides carefully without poking through the pepper.  Set aside.  Cook rice as usual.  Brown the ground beef and onion in a skillet, drain off grease and add tomato sauce (leaving some to cover bottom of cooking dish).  Add cooked rice to meat mixture and stir together well.  Place some mozzarella in bottom of green peppers and then spoon in meat mixture, packing down carefully until filled.  Sprinkle mozzarella on top.  Bake at 375°F in covered roasting pan or baking dish with foil over top until green pepper is slightly soft, about 20 minutes.