Recipe: Ring Around Meatballs (baked in pepper rings)

RING AROUND MEATBALLS

2 large green bell peppers
1 (8 oz.) can mushrooms
Milk (less than 1/2 cup)
1 lb. ground beef
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp. chopped onion
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. catsup
2 tbsp. grated cheese

Clean bell peppers; cut each pepper into 3 rings. Place rings in a shallow baking pan.

Drain mushrooms; reserve liquid. Add enough milk to liquid to make 1/2 cup liquid.

Combine ground beef, mushrooms, mushroom liquid, bread crumbs, egg, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Make 6 large meatballs and pack into bell pepper rings (pressing to fill the rings).

Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes. Combine catsup and grated cheese and spoon over meatballs. Continue baking for 10 more minutes.

Source: Linda D