1 lb. hamburger (pre-cooked)
1 (6 oz.) pkg. hash brown potatoes
4 c. boiling water
1 tsp. salt
6 lg. green peppers
1 lg. garlic, crushed
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce

Cover potatoes with boiling water in a 2 1/2 quart bowl; stir in 1 teaspoon of salt. Let stand uncovered 15 minutes; drain thoroughly. Cut thin slice of stem end of peppers. Remove seeds and membranes, rinse. Finely chop slices. Mix ground beef, chopped green pepper, garlic, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; stir in potatoes. Lightly stuff each green pepper with about 1 cup beef mixture. Arrange peppers in ungreased pie plate. Pour remaining tomato sauce over green peppers. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, bake for 15 minutes.