Stuffed Bell Peppers

I made these a few weeks ago but neglected to add the recipe to the blog. They were tasty - not much more needs to be said. Originally from The Joy of Cooking.

Ingredients
4 bell peppers (any color)
2 T. olive oil
8 oz. ground beef
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/2 t. dried thyme
1 c. hot cooked rice
1 ripe tomato, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 clove garlic, minced
1 t. dried basil or marjoram, crumbled
red pepper flakes to taste
salt & ground black pepper to taste
1/2 c. fresh breadcrumbs
1 T. olive oil

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a baking dish in which the peppers will fit snugly.
2. Steam bell peppers over boiling water for 10 minutes. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add and saute over medium heat the ground beef, onion, and dried thyme until the beef is lightly colored, about 10 minutes.
4. Add the rice, tomato, eggs, garlic, basis/marjoram, red pepper, salt & pepper.
5. Fill the peppers with the meat mixture and set them in the baking dish. Combine the breadcrumbs and olive oil and spread over the tops.
6. Bake until the peppers are tender and the filling hot, about 25 minutes. If necessary, brown the tops under the broiler.