Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Stuffed Peppers

During the week it is difficult to plan dinner after a long work day. I love when I am able to use leftovers to make a new meal. Two nights ago Ian and I made Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions Subs. Last night I used the leftover sausage to make stuffed green peppers. Having the pre-cooked filling ready left very minimal prep work which is always nice!



Ingredients
3 pre-cooked minced Sweet Italian Sausage links
1/2 C minced cooked onions
1/2 C minced cooked green peppers
2 T garlic
2 Whole Green Peppers
1 Jar "Uncle Rob's" Salsa
2 T tomato Paste
1 C quick Rice
1/2 C mozzarella cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Cut Bell Peppers in half, clean and discard seeds
3. Boil Water, and place Bell Peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes
4. Mix sausage, onions, minced peppers, garlic, 1/2 jar of salsa and rice together to make filling
5. Mix remaining 1/2 jar of salsa and tomato paste into bottom of glass baking dish
6. Place Pepper halves in glass baking dish on top of tomato mixture
7. Stuff Peppers with filling, cover with foil
8. Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until the peppers are tender
9. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 5 more minutes

I sauteed some cabbage and carrots in garlic and oil for plating under the peppers. It added some additional veggies to our meal and created great texture for the peppers.

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