Ingredients
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3 cups vegetable stock
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2 tablespoons oil
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1/2 onion
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1 stick celery
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1 zucchini
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12 ounces chopped tomatoes
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4 cups pasta sauce
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1/4 cup ketchup
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2 garlic cloves
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1 teaspoon dry basil
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1 teaspoon dry oregano
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1 teaspoon dried bay leaf
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1 tablespoon pesto sauce
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2 cups asiago cheese
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1 carrot
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1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
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3 bell peppers
Instructions
- 1.start by cooking the rice with the vegetable stock, and set that aside.
- 2.slice your bell peppers(you can use red or green) in half vertically and scoop out the insides.Place the six pieces into a baking pan or dish that has been sprayed with pam spray or oil.
- 2.Next start cutting your veggies.finely chop the 1/2 of onion,celery,carrot and the whole zuchini.Add to your pan with oil on low heat. Iike to chop my veggies fine so that my Bf and father dont notice them.This is a great trick to get kids eating veggies.
- 3.Sautee the veggies till there at a soft stage.
- 4.Now add your can of tomatoes,2 cups tomato sauce,ketchup.Chop your garlic up fine and throw that in there also.
- 5.Turn heat up to medium and mix everything together really well.
- 6.Now you can add your basil,oregano,bay leaf,pesto,salt,and pepper. keep stirring everything until the veggies and tomatoes are nice and soft.
- 7.add your cooked rice to the pan.mix everything together well.Now you can grate the cheese and add 1/2 cup to the the rice mix,keep stirring till everythings combined.
- 8.Preheat your oven to 375 degree. Spoon the rice mixture into each of the pepper halves,make them nice and full.
- 9.Pour remaining sauce over all the peppers and sprinkle the remaining cheese allover the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted.