Stuffed Green Peppers

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Ingredients

• 6 large green bell peppers
• 2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt

Directions

• 1
  Remove stems and seeds from bell peppers; rinse. Place enough water to cover the bell peppers in a large saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook for 5 minutes; drain well.
• 2
  Cook ground beef and onion in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until ground beef is browned and crumbly; drain well.
• 3
  Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• 4
  Stir 1 cup tomato sauce, rice, remaining salt and garlic salt into ground beef mixture. Cook until heated through. Lightly stuff each bell pepper with 1/2 cup of the ground beef mixture.
• 5
  Place the bell peppers upright in an 8 × 8-inch baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over the bell peppers. Bake, covered, for 15 minutes. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes longer.