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These were all right, but a little bland for me. I might try the chili sauce suggestion.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"10\/19\/2017 15:53","GUID":"D7E462879B664A28853285DB0A82606A","MemberId":596276,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"slmacbeth","SubmittedDate":"10\/19\/2017 15:53"},{"Comment":"
Yum! These turned out just like my mother's stuffed peppers! We'll be making these again!<\/p>
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I love this recipe and have made it many times, especially when I need something that makes just 2 servings. When I tell my husband we are having stuffed green peppers he always hopes it's this recipe!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"02\/09\/2010 15:19","GUID":"383574991F67A6717CF2B688BE431CF5","MemberId":119707,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"bluebowtye","SubmittedDate":"02\/09\/2010 15:19"},{"Comment":"
we use this recipe often for stuffed peppers. The only change we make is that we use bottled chili sauce in place of the spaghetti sauce. Frequently we double the recipe and freeze the other two for later.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"","GUID":"676c359141c24bd7a168b7e596d8f49e","MemberId":3323335,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"twodots","SubmittedDate":"06\/02\/2009 19:41"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"03\/04\/2009 19:52","GUID":"1a3dc0a2dbf842bd840e22b7f75ead1c","MemberId":3864677,"Rating":2,"ScreenName":"magma137","SubmittedDate":"03\/04\/2009 19:52"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"09\/13\/2008 03:40","GUID":"3882882c32a74aaea284d5249372fa38","MemberId":2778226,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"lslocum1","SubmittedDate":"09\/13\/2008 03:40"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Classic Stuffed Peppers"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n