Stuffed Pepper Tacos

Story Time:

I can't remember how exactly we got to this creation. I have made stuffed peppers on a few different occasions and while we always liked it, I was never happy with the way the peppers cooked. They always seemed too soggy or more often too crunchy. 

So one day at dinner time I thought, "Duh! Why don't I just chop up the peppers, saute them, and then throw it all together?" It save an hour of baking time and still tastes great! Brilliant!

Now the part I can't really remember is how we got from that --to making it into a taco, of sorts (maybe it's really more of a burrito?).

Either way we think it is Amazing! --Or at least I do. lol

For me, this dish is REALLY good.... ...Like Cafe Rio, good!

(and I actually don't like mexican food most of the time!)

OK! On to the recipe.

Stuffed Pepper Tacos
Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

-1 pound cooked ground beef 

-1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice

-1 large green bell pepper

-1 15 oz can tomato sauce

-2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

-1 teaspoon Garlic powder

-1 teaspoon Onion powder

-salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Cook rice as directed.

While rice is cooking chop and saute green bell pepper until tender crisp.

Once rice is done, add all other ingredients and mix.

Enjoy!

To make it into an Awesome! taco/burrito:

First : 

Make homemade tortillas! Its a must! and so easy!

-2 cups flour

-1 tsp salt

-1/4 cup shortening

-1/2 cup warm water

Mix flour and salt. With fork, cut in shortening. Add water and mix with fork to make stiff dough. Form ball and knead. Divide dough into 8-10 pieces and shape into balls. Roll out balls to paper thin.

Bake on a very hot (med-high), ungreased frying pan until it starts puffing up and is freckled (about 20 seconds on each side).

Serve.

NEXT: 

Grab can of black beans. 

Empty into a sauce pan. 

Sprinkle with onion flakes and about a teaspoon of Oregano

Heat until hot and flavors have mixed. (about 5-10 minutes)

Top your tortillas with rice mix and beans.

We also like guacamole or sour cream AND Chipotle Hot Sauce!

**In my opinion it is the Chipotle Hot Sauce that really makes this dish go from OK to AWESOME! You must try it if you haven't!!! It is really more flavor than hot.