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@jakeduck
I read the recipe and have never used tomato soup which is what I am thinking the “add water as needed “ means when they are referring to a gravy like tomato soup topping. I always used a good pasta sauce and would forget about the water ...you really don’t want it too soupy. Why use a can of Whole tomatoes chopped when you can use a can of diced (seasoned) tomatoes?
Was never crazy about stuffed peppers but when I did make a couple I really seasoned up the chop meat more (or ground sausage or ground chicken) I guess you could always sprinkle some water over the peppers if it looks like it is getting too dry.
I like a red pepper stuffed...doesn’t have to be green...

Did not know you had lost your sense of smell...that maybe explains your aversion to certain foods...except candy which you really don’t have to smell.

Let us all know exactly what healthy junk is lol.

I made kale tonight sautéed in toasted sesame oil seasoned with a little garlic salt and tumeric and threw in some peanuts and golden raisins ....one of my favorite ways to eat kale...the bagged kind ....after all the woody stems are removed. Had that with my 20 minute chicken breast. And , of course, a Pinot Gris and coconut dark chocolate.

I’m full.

Regards from Hurricane Mary

@imallers I know what you mean. We where in a hurricaine in Ocean City Md. we where right on the coast A tornado came within 1/2 Mile of our home destroyed a mobile home court. Here in Long Beach Ca. just read about a fault that is in the ocean of Long Beach that has been dormant but if it connects with the other fault in ocean it will become active .I live on the 4 th floor of a 6 floor building as they will have Tsunamis. So something everywhere . Back in Pa we had flood that's wiped out a mobile home park. Ivan came up into Pittsburg Remember Ivan it was from Alabama . Glad your save . Don't want to take any chances with Mother Nature. Linda

@jakedduck1 That’s a good sounding recipe. I’ve actually never had stuffed peppers as a main course, just as a side dish, stuffed with a bread stuffing.
When it says add water as necessary you keep an eye on it occasionally as it bakes and if it starts to get too dry you add some more water. You don’t want to add too much because when it’s done you want that to be a gravy. Use a timer and set it for about every 10 minutes so you don’t walk away and let them burn — that would be a big cleanup which I am sure you don’t want.
To those of you who do have stuffed peppers with a meat stuffing, do you just serve the pepper or do you add side dishes? I have a hard time picturing a lone stuffed pepper in the middle of a plate being dinner!
JK

@contentandwell
In the past when I have had them, keeping in mind I’m not the kind of guy to have a Thanksgiving style meal (Unless someone else fixes it.) Like when my friend brings me food she always brings salad, main course, sides, bread, desert. Jeez, if I fix a meal I’m lucky to have just one of those things, in fact cereal works well. When I make Stuffed peppers I just have them alone since they have meat, rice and the veggie all in one. On a very rare occasion I might make a salad if I get a burst of ambition.
Jake

@jakedduck1 I guess I’m just not used to having one thing on my plate with all of the meal components mixed together. The only casserole my mother ever made was a side dish -potatoes au gratin. I have made a shepherds pie type of dinner so I guess that’s similar, it just spreads out on the plate rather than standing upright.
JK

@contentandwell
I’d much prefer dinner served with the appetizer, main course, sides and desert but the problem is more cooking more mess longer clean up and you know my thoughts on those subjects.
Shepherds pie is good of course I’d use pre-made crust.
Jake

@jakedduck1 Crust on shepherds pie? Not on my recipe. The meat is mixed with gravy or tomato soup, seasoned, and put in the dish then topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. I customized mine by using ground lamb, green beans, and nutmeg for the bottom. My husband loves it and my son always did too.
I avoid pastry crusts.
JK

@contentandwell
Hi,
Crust on shepherds pie sounds like a pot pie. Mashed potatoes is a must, I agree . Leonard could always put prepared mashed potatoes on top instead of doing them himself. I’m half English....grew up on shepherds pie and you can make it healthy too.

FL Mary

@imallears I actually never heard of it until I was married! I made a recipe from a cookbook that was named something else and my step-son loved it and said it was like the “shepherds pie” they had at school. That recipe had ground beef and corn but after making it once I customized it.
JK

@imallears
Yep, I guess your right. Oh well, foods food (Well maybe not the kind you eat, but generally) what’s in a name.
Jake