I am a day behind this weeks for the meal deal!  The days just flew by.  Trying to get last minute things done around the house!  With Father’s Day coming up this weekend I wanted to really fix a great meal for Dad!  We all know that they deserve to sit down to a great meal on Fathers’ Day, and Mom shouldn’t have to spend the whole day in the kitchen.

I love these peppers because you can make the filling in advance.  That way you can just have the peppers in the fridge ready to go in the oven.  You can also make these ahead and freeze them!  I am a huge fan of those aluminum throw away pans from the dollar store! They are perfect for make ahead meals.  Hmmm…there is an idea.  One week we may post a bunch of Freezer cooking meals.  Enough for a week!  Sounds like a plan to me!

These stuffed Bell Peppers were the perfect choice this week with all of the summer veggies coming into stores at great prices.  Bell peppers can be so expensive if you don’t purchase them in season.  You can of course play with the recipe a bit and use yellow or red peppers, but my favorite are the green ones.  They have such a great flavor.

This recipe is one of my larger ones.  You will have enough to feed 6.  You can always half it, or freeze the extras.  Makes a fast an easy dinner for another night of the week!

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Stuffed bell peppers Printable Version

• 6 Medium Bell Peppers
• 1 lb ground beef
• ¼ chopped onion
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1-2 tsp salt
• Dash of pepper
• 1 clove of garlic (1 tsp garlic powder)
• 1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce
• Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Directions

Cut a thin slice from the stem end of each bell pepper.  Remove the seeds, and membranes from the inside until it is just the shell.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large skillet cook the beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until the beef is cooked through.  Drain and return to skillet.

Add 8 oz of tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and rice to the beef mixture.

Stuff peppers with beef mixture and stand them in a casserole dish.

Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers, and top with cheese.  Cover and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until peppers are tender.

Makes 6 servings

Meal Deal

Alright, here is what this meal will cost you this week at Publix.  Thanks to Michelle at I Heart Publix for the ad preview and matchups.  To see the full ad go here. These prices may vary by region and the coupons you have available to you.

Bell Pepper .99/l b (est 3lbs) $2.97

Ground Round Beef $3.49/lb

2 Muir Glen Tomato Sauce $0.89/each
-(2)$1 any Muir Glen Product PRINT
Free plus $0.22 Overage if your store allows

Uncle Ben’s Rice, Boil-in-bag: Enriched Long Grain or Brown Whole Grain; or Fast Cooking: Brown Whole Grain or Converted, 14 or 15.8 oz box, BOGO $2.29
-$.75/2 Uncle Ben’s PRINT
Final price $1.54/2

Shredded Mozzarella Publix brand $1.50 (EST)

Fresh Express Salad Blend or Greens, Assorted Varieties, 4.5 to 12 oz bag, BOGO $3.99
-(2)$1/1 Fresh Express Salad Blends, Any Blinkie
-$1/2 Fresh Express Salad Blends Family Style Magazine- Home Mailed version
Final Price $0.99/2

Wish-Bone Dressing, Assorted Varieties, 16 oz bottle, BOGO $2.65
-(2)$.50/1 Wish-Bone HERE (must register)
-(2)$.75/1 Wish-Bone Dressing, Any 7 Oz. Salad Spritzers Or 16 Oz. Pourable (Target Coupon) – 04-25-10 RP
-$2.00 off Meat WYB 2 Wishbone mail in rebate
Final Price $0.15 each plus $2 off ground beef after rebate

All of the above for $8.42!

Divide by 6

$1.40 per serving for Stuffed Pepper and Salad!

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Buy 2 Combat and lower your grocery bill to $6.40!

Making it just $1.07 per serving! WOW!

Come back tomorrow night when I wow you with an amazing “Snack”urday fit for a king! Or a dad on Father’s day!

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