Bacon Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients

• 6 large green peppers
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 4 onions, minced
• 2 ounces bacon, diced and cooked
• 1 ½ cups fine bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 egg, well-beaten
• ½ cup water
• 6 strips bacon

Method

1. 1 Cut a slice from the top of each pepper, remove seeds, and soak in cold water.
2. 2 Cook minced onions in shortening until tender but not brown.
3. 3 Mix onions, cooked bacon, bread crumbs, salt, paprika, thyme, milk, and egg in a bowl.
4. 4 Fill peppers with the mixture and place in a greased baking pan.
5. 5 Add water to the pan and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
6. 6 Top each pepper with a strip of bacon and bake 5 more minutes until browned.