Undone Stuffed Pepper Casserole ***

It's been a while since I've made this, but it was calling to me, for some reason.  I was afraid the boys wouldn't go for it this time, since they're anti-green peppers at the moment, but they LOVED it.  It helped that my peppers were diced pretty small, so they didn't notice them as much.  I've been down in my back lately, so I'm trying to cut down cooking time as much as possible.  To make it a little easier on me, I came home on my lunch break and threw the 2 lbs of ground turkey (I double the recipe) into the crockpot with a big bag of frozen onion and 3-pepper blend and cooked on high for 4 hours.  Then when I got home, I just had to cook the rice, mix it all together, and throw it in the oven.  LOVED it.  I hate browning ground beef and ground turkey anyway, so that made it even better on me.  It really is a pretty hearty meal, though.  I cooked it for 30 minutes, after which it was fine, but then I got distracted and ended up letting it sit in the oven an extra 10 minutes or so.  The cheese was all crusty on top, and it was so good!  I think I'm going to keep doing it that way.  Now I'm wondering why I took so long to make it again, lol.

UNDONE STUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE
(mrsrader86 via Kraft Food and Family Magazine)

1 lb ground beef
2 green peppers, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups cooked long grain white rice
1 jar (26 oz) spaghetti sauce
1-1/2 cups Italian Five Cheese Blend, divided

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown meat with peppers and garlic in large skillet, drain. Stir in rice, spaghetti sauce, and 3/4 cup of cheese.
Spoon into 2 qt. casserole; top with remaining cheese.
Bake 25 minutes.
*Amy's notes: I always double and put it in a 9x13.

Previous reviews:
6/7/10 ~ I am in love! I got, "Good, it was great!" from DS1 and "It was so great!" from DS2. Dh had to work late, so he hasn't tried it yet. So far, though, it's a winner with the rest of us! I subbed ground turkey, Fiesta Blend cheese, brown rice, and a garlic pepper spice blend (for the garlic cloves). All substitutions were a success. I did, however, make mine in a 9x13 rather than my 2 qt dish, just so that the cheese would be more evenly distributed. I will make this one again and again. It's taking everything I have not to go in there and eat dh's helpings too, lol. Seriously, though, this is a wonderfully easy and tasty dish. Definitely a keeper.