Best 3 Sausage And Rice Stuffed Peppers Recipes

SAUSAGE AND RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice tops off of green peppers; remove seeds and membranes, and rinse well. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add peppers and cook for 15 minutes, or until tender-crisp.
• Place sausage and onions in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Reduce heat to medium and stir in tomato soup, water, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper; bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to low, stir in 3/4 of cheese and simmer for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare instant rice according to package instructions. Fluff with a fork and then stir into tomato mixture. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Spoon rice mixture into peppers.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese on peppers and place under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly.

SAUSAGE AND RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet,heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high.Add sausage and cook, breaking up meatwith a wooden spoon, until browned,5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfersausage to a medium bowl. Add 1 teaspoonoil to skillet along with zucchini,onion, and garlic. Season with saltand pepper and cook until vegetablesare tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add zucchini mixture to bowl withsausage, along with Parmesan, rice,and 1 teaspoon oil; stir to combine andseason with salt and pepper. In asmall bowl, combine breadcrumbs and1/2 teaspoon oil and season with saltand pepper. Brush a rimmed bakingsheet with oil and arrange bell peppers,cut side up, on sheet. Divide ricemixture among peppers and top withbreadcrumbs. Bake until breadcrumbsare browned and peppers are tender,about 30 minutes. Serve warm.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Cook the brown rice, if you have not already done so. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Wash peppers thoroughly and slice off the tops. Clean out the membrane and seeds. Then cut each pepper into two halves.
• 3. Put the oil and butter in a large skillet to heat. Medium chop the onion and the pepper tops. Add to the hot oil and cook until softened, about five minutes. Remove from the skillet.
• 4. Add the Italian sausage to the same skillet and cook, while chopping the ground meat, until cooked and no longer pink. Return the cooked vegetables to the skillet. Stir and remove from heat.
• 5. Put in the cooked rice, oregano, salt and pepper to taste, red pepper flakes, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, and about 1 cup of the tomato sauce; mix to combine.
• 6. Put the remaining tomato sauce in a square baking dish, large enough to hold the four pepper halves, that has been prepared with cooking spray. Spread to cover the bottom of the pan.
• 7. Divide the filling between the peppers and place in the baking dish.
• 8. Cover tightly with foil and cook for about 45 minutes.
• 9. Remove the foil, distribute the remaining cheese on the peppers, and return to the oven for about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and starting to brown. Spoon what sauce is left in the baking dish over the peppers as you serve.