Stuffed Peppers With Sausage
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 bell peppers, cleaned and cored
- 2 Italian sausages
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup onion, diced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce or 1⁄2 cup marinara sauce
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped basil
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped oregano
- salt and pepper
- 4 slices mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 400 °F.
- Grease a baking dish and set your cleaned and cored peppers inside of it.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, brown the sausages.
- Remove them from the pan and slice 1/4-inch thick on the bias.
- Add the olive oil to the pan, and add the onions, garlic, and tomato.
- Cook over medium-high heat for about 4-5 minutes, until the onions are tender and the tomato begins to break down.
- Add the sausage back to the pan, along with the sauce, the rice, the Parmigiano cheese, and the herbs.
- Stir to combine and continue to cook until heated through.
- Adjust seasonings to taste with salt and pepper.
- Fill the peppers with the sausage and rice mixture.
- Top with the mozzarella slices.
- Bake in your preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is melted and peppers are slightly tender.
- Serves 3-4.
- That's it!
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