Irma's Stuffed Bell Peppers

I came up with a new recipe for stuffed bell peppers yesterday. I was planning on making my usual stuffed bell peppers with ground beef, onions, mushrooms and tomato sauce, but I was all out of mushrooms and tomato sauce! So I had to improvise/experiment a little and the result was really good! Here's a picture, the recipe follows below.

Irma's Stuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients (for 2 or 3 people):

• 3 medium size bell peppers
• 1 lbs ground beef
• 2 thick strips of bacon
• 4 green onions
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• seasoning salt and/or salt & pepper
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

• Fill a large pot with about 4 inches of water and bring it to a boil.
• Brown the ground beef in medium size skillet. Add seasoning salt and/or salt & pepper to taste.
  
• In another skillet, cook the bacon strips until brown.
  
• In the mean time, cut the bell peppers in half (lengthwise) and remove the stem and seeds.
• When the water comes to a boil, cook the bell pepper halves for about 5-10 minutes (depending on desired softness).
• Chop the green onions and mix them with the ground beef. Cook for about 10 minutes on low heat while stirring occasionally.
• Cut the cream cheese into large pieces and throw them in with the beef. Slowly let the cheese melt and stir it in.
  
• Break the bacon strips into small pieces and stir them into the beef and cream cheese mixture.
• Put the bell pepper halves in a 9x13 inch baking dish and scoop beef and cream cheese mixture into the peppers.
• Top with shredded cheese and bake uncovered in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• Enjoy!

Can be served on a bed of rice but I didn't because 3 bell pepper halves was definitely enough!