Stuffed Green Peppers

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl add the ground chuck, onion soup mix, uncooked rice, ketchup, dry mustard, black pepper, lemon pepper, garlic pepper, and parsley. Dampen clean hands and mix together all ingredients until well combined.

Step 2: Slice rinsed green peppers in half and clean out seeds. Spray a dutch oven with non-stick cooking spray. Fill pepper halves with approximately 2 heaping tablespoons of the meat mixture and place in bottom of dutch oven. Continue until peppers are all filled. With remaining meat mixture continue making meatballs and lay carefully on top each other.

Step 3: Pour V8 juice over meatballs adding tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes. Using a spoon spread tomato paste over top and sprinkle red pepper flakes, onion flakes, garlic flakes, and sugar.

Step 4: Over medium low heat cook for approximately 1 hour or until meatballs are cooked through.