Ingredients for the filling:
Ingredients for the stuffed peppers:
If making this dish from scratch:
Combine the cooked ground meat and rice, chopped parsley and salt and toss until mixed. Cut the top off the bell peppers and remove seeds. Cut off the ends of the zucchini, cut in half and core, leaving a half inch of the bottom and a quarter inch on each side. Fill the peppers and zucchini with the filling, do not press down or pack the filling as it will make the rice dense and mushy. In an oven safe baking dish, pour a quarter inch of marinara sauce on the bottom. Place the stuffed bell peppers and zucchini in the baking dish and pour any remaining meat and rice mixture on top. Add the water to the tomato sauce jar, close the lid and shake, which will thin the tomato sauce slightly. Pour the sauce evenly over the stuffed vegetables and over the rest of the pan. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes and serve.