- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons uncooked white rice
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 green bell peppers, cored
- 4 cups water
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
- 1 dash garlic powder
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- Mix ground beef, egg, rice, bread crumbs, and onion powder together in a large bowl.
- Pack the ground beef mixture into the green bell peppers, eliminating all air pockets. Form the remaining beef mixture into large balls.
- Combine water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Carefully lower peppers and meatballs into the sauce with a slotted spoon. Bring back to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until beef is cooked through and rice is tender, about 1 hour.
- Mix sour cream and flour together in a small bowl. Slowly stir in some of the sauce. Pour into the Dutch oven and mix well. Simmer until flavors combine, 3 to 4 minutes more.