Stuffed Mischi, stuffed what ?

Stuffed Mischi (pronounced mishhee) if that makes sense. That's the Lebanese name for stuffed bell peppers, squash, eggplant. This was one of my favorite things growing up. 

You can stuff bell peppers, squash, little baby eggplants, Mexican squash...

You start by prepping your vegetables.

Tonight I did squash and peppers

To prep your squash you need to core out your squash. 

Cut the top of your squash off

Using a corer, core out the inside of your squash.

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But don't throw it away, it's good squash!

Put it in a pot to cook 

This is what your squash looks like cored out.

Prep your bell peppers by cutting stem off and pulling out all the seeds and cartilidge(is that what it's called?).

Then prep your stuffing

Mix 1lb of meat

1/2 cup rice

1 can of rotel

Season with salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, red pepper

Mix it together thoroughly adding a little water as you mix it to make it moist.

Then you simply stuff your squash and bell peppers

A little trick when stuffing- when your are putting the stuffing in, tap your squash or bell pepper so that the stuffing packs in nice and good....that's my sittees secret!

Then place all your stuffed vegetables in a pot. Add 2 cans of tomato sauce and 1 can of tomato paste and then add water to it so that it covers all the vegetables.

Season your sauce with salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper, basil and oregano. 

Bring up to a boil, then let simmer for a good 2 hrs. 

Enjoy!