Brown meat and onions together ... tablespoon sugar. Stuff peppers (or tomatoes), approximately 12. Cook sauce 5 minutes. Pour over stuffed peppers. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Cut thin slice from stem end of pepper. Remove all seeds and membranes. Cook peppers in boiling salted water about ... peppers; sprinkle with sweet basil. Cover; bake in 350 ... bake 15 minutes longer.