Allegro's Stuffed Green Peppers

Mix water, bulgur, onion, salt and garlic powder in 2-quart casserole.

Cover tightly and microwave on High 6 to 8 minutes or until boiling; stir.

Cover and let stand until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper.

Remove seeds and membranes; rinse.

Arrange peppers, cut ends up, in circle in pie plate (9 x 1 1/4 or 10 x 1 1/2 inches). Crumble ground beef into bulgur mixture; stir in 1 cup of the tomato sauce.

Fill each pepper with about 1/2 cup mixture.

Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.

Cover tightly and microwave on High 12 to 14 minutes, rotating pie plate 1/2 turn after 7 minutes, until beef mixture is done (160° on meat thermometer). Sprinkle peppers with cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 minutes.