Italian Inspired Stuffed Bell Peppers - How To Make

Italian Inspired Stuffed Bell Peppers
This can be used as a simple starter or a light lunch.

Ingredients
250gms Lean Minced Beef (ground beef)
1 Large Onion (diced)
1 Clove of Garlic (finely chopped)
5 Bell Peppers
1 400gms tin of chopped Tomatoes
1Teaspoon Oregano
1Teaspoon Basil
1/2 cup Rice (125gms)
Salt & Pepper for seasoning
Olive oil

Method
Fry the onion and garlic in the olive oil. Add the ground beef and cook for 6-7 minutes. Add in the herbs and then add a tin of tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and add the rice and leave covered for rice to cook approx. 15-20 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
Leave to cool.
Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. Season cavity of the peppers with pepper and a little salt. Stuff the peppers with the meat/rice mixture pressing the stuffing in firmly.
Place the stuffed peppers in a roasting tin and add water about an inch deep.
Cook in the oven on 200 degrees centigrade (390-400 Fahrenheit)
for 25-30 mins or until the peppers have softened.
By cooking uncovered in your oven, the peppers may start to char which is what you want to happen.