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5-Ingredient Stuffed Peppers

Bell peppers stuffed with savory fire-roasted tomatoes, sausage, and rice.
Recipe by Michigan Harvest to Table™
Wide shot of a yellow, red, and green peppers filled with rice, meat and cheese. Peppers are displayed in a black cast iron skillet.
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Cost per servingPer serving$1.90
Makes8 servings
Total timeTotal45 minutes
Prep 10 minutes Cook 35 minutes
Prep 10 minutes Cook 35 minutes
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Ingredients

Makes 8 servings. Check items off as you go.
  • Cooking spray
  • 8 whole bell peppers
  • 1 pound ground Italian turkey sausage spicy or sweet
  • 1 ½ cups cooked whole-grain rice
  • One (15-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 cup reduced-fat cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup cilantro or green onions chopped, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Spray large baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Remove stems from bell peppers, slice off tops and set aside, remove seeds.
  4. Arrange bell peppers upright in baking dish and bake about 10 minutes until tender.
  5. While baking, dice bell pepper tops.
  6. Over medium-high heat, cook sausage in a large pan, breaking apart it as it cooks. As sausage starts to brown, add diced peppers and continue cooking until browned, about 6 minutes.
  7. Remove bell peppers from oven. Set aside.
  8. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage mixture to large bowl.
  9. Add cooked whole-grain rice, canned tomatoes with juice, and ½ of the shredded cheese. Mix gently.
  10. Spoon mixture into the cooked peppers a little at a time to prevent peppers from splitting.
  11. Top with remaining cheese.
  12. Return to oven and bake for 15 minutes.
  13. Remove from oven and garnish with cilantro or green onions, if using. Serve.

Nutrition per serving

1 serving is 1 stuffed pepper
  • Sodium492mg
  • Calories231
  • Carbohydrates27g
  • Fiber3g
  • Fat6g
  • Protein18g
Serving: 1 stuffed pepperCalories: 231calCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 18gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 492mgFiber: 3g
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Cost per serving is an estimate based on average Michigan grocery prices and may vary.
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