Stuffed Sweet Peppers Recipe

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Italian sausage gives zest to the rice filling in these tender peppers Judy Earl has prepared often over the years. "When I married in 1970, slow cookers were the rage," writes the Sarasota, Florida cook. "In our home, it's one appliance that's never gone out of style."

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Stuffed Sweet Peppers Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Cook: 4 hours
  • Yield: 5 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 medium sweet red peppers
  • 2 medium sweet yellow peppers
  • 1 jar (14 ounces) spaghetti sauce, divided
  • 3/4 pound Italian turkey sausage links
  • 3/4 cup uncooked instant rice
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

  • Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds; set aside. Reserve 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce; pour the remaining sauce into a 5-qt. slow cooker.
  • In a large bowl, combine the sausage, rice, cheese, onion, tomato, parsley, olives, garlic powder, salt, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and reserved chopped peppers and spaghetti sauce. Spoon into peppers.
  • Transfer peppers to a in 3-qt.slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until peppers are tender. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 292 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 1,182 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 17 g protein.

Originally published as Stuffed Sweet Peppers in Quick Cooking July/August 1999, p44

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

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Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2008 by ldhamblin

This is a very good recipe. I like fresh ingredients rather than pre-made so I used my own sauce and used fresh rather than powdered garlic. The feta is a nice twist. I also used regular sweet Italian sausage, not the turkey variety.

 
 
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