Recipe - Barley Stuffed Peppers

4 md Pepper green
1 cup Onion chopped
1 tablespoon Garlic clove minced
One fourth teaspoon Thyme, ground
1 cup Barley, dry
8 ounce Tomato Sauce, canned
1 ounce Cheddar Cheese

cut top and stem off the peppers. clean out seeds and inside ribs. chop
onion into course cubes. cook the barley per box instructions. preheat an
oven to 350 degrees. bring water to a boil in a pot big enough to hold the
four peppers. add peppers to boiling water for about 2 or 3 minutes or
until crisptender (not soft). stir fry the onions, garlic, and spices over
medium heat for about 7 minutes. grate the cheddar cheese. stir in the
barley, grated cheddar cheese and tomato sauce and mix well then remove
from heat. Place peppers in an 8 inch glass pie dish. fill peppers with
mixture, cover them with foil and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes

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