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Stuffed Sweet Peppers

10 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 4 hours

Makes

5 servings

Updated: Mar. 07, 2023
Italian sausage and feta cheese give zest to the rice filling in these tender peppers I've prepared often over the years. When I was married in 1970, slow cookers were the rage. In our home, it's one appliance that's never gone out of style. —Judy Earl, Sarasota, Florida
Stuffed Sweet Peppers
Stuffed Sweet Peppers Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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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, casings removed
  • 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

  1. Cut tops off peppers; chop tops and set aside. Discard stems and seeds; set pepper cups aside. Set aside 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce; pour the remaining sauce into a 5-qt. slow cooker.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the sausage, rice, cheese, onion, tomato, parsley, olives, garlic powder, salt, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes and reserved chopped peppers and spaghetti sauce. Spoon into peppers.
  3. Transfer peppers to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until sausage is no longer pink and peppers are tender.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed pepper: 292 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 1182mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 4g fiber), 17g protein.