Grandma Stahle's Stuffed Green Peppers ala Alison

4 medium green bell peppers
1 small green bell pepper
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 medium yellow onion
1 loaf french bread
1/2 cube butter
salt, coarse black pepper, garlic powder to taste

1) Preheat the oven to 350.
2) Dice the small green pepper, and onion.  Cut caps out of the tops of the green peppers (reserve them) and seed the insides and tops.  Trim any prominent ribs.
3) In a saute' pan, brown the hamburger over medium heat.  Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste.  Drain off the grease and transfer the hamburger to another container.
4) Add half the butter and let it melt. 
5) Add the diced onions and green pepper.  Cook the onions and green pepper until wilted and translucent.
6) Using only the insides of the french loaf, tear the loaf into 1-inch pieces.
7) Add the remaining butter to the saute' pan and let it melt.  When butter is melted, mix in the french bread pieces.
8) Saute' the french bread until it is coated in butter and slightly crispy.
9) Mix bread-onion-pepper mixture with the ground beef.  Add more salt and pepper to taste.  (Keep in mind that the green peppers will be unseasoned, so slightly oversalting the stuffing is appropriate.)
10) Add the stuffing mixture to each green pepper, filling it to the brim.  Replace the caps of the peppers to cover the stuffing, securing them as tightly as possible.
11) Fill a deep glass baking dish with about 3/4 inch of water.
12) Put the peppers, cap up, in the baking dish.
13) Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes until the peppers are soft.
Serves: 4