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Mashed Potato Stuffed Peppers

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When, I was planning meals for the Jewish holidays, I knew I wanted stuffed peppers.  When, I looked at my list of main dishes, I could not fit in a meat filled pepper so I went for a vegetarian pepper.  I thought of filling it with couscous, quinoa, rice, even kasha but in the end, mashed potatoes appealed to me, the most.   This is a nice change for a stuffed pepper, especially with our cutting back on meat. Mashed Potato-Stuffed Bell Peppers   adapted from Food.com Ingredients: 4 large bell peppers 1/2 cup red onions, finely chopped 1/2 cup red peppers, finely chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil salt & freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped finely 2 cups mashed potatoes 1 cup mushroom soup Method: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Split bell peppers in half. Seed them,& remove the spines. Gently parboil peppers for about 5 minutes, remove& drain upside down. Saute onion& red pepper in oil until onions ...