Recipe: Stuffed Peppers
Summary: This recipe came to fruition because of my recent pepper and tomato harvest.
Ingredients
- 4 Green Peppers (topped,washed, cleaned out)
- 2/3 cups of Quick Brown Rice (Uncle Ben)
- 16 oz. diced tomatoes (include juice)
- 6 TBSP of water
- 1 cup of frozen corn or mixed vegetables
- 1 can of kidney beans,garbanzo beans, or black beans
- (drain and rinse beans-15 oz size)
- 3/4# of Italian Sausage (cooked)
- 1 cup of mozzarella cheese or Monterey Jack
- Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Place 4 peppers in 8 ” sq. pan
- Cover peppers with plastic wrap w/poked holes
- Steam in microwave for 4-5 min. until tender
- Mix rice, tomatoes, water in a bowl
- Microwave rice combo for 6 min. or ’til tender
- Add frozen veg. and beans to rice/tomatoes
- Mix and microwave 6 min. ’til heated through
- Cook sausage and drain
- Add sausage to rice, tomato, veg. mix
- Spoon mixture into peppers
- Extra rice combo spoon around peppers.
- Top the peppers with the mozzarella or Monterey Jack
- Cover with plastic wrap & microwave 6-8 min
- Allow peppers to sit for 5 min.
- Place on plate and cut in 1/2
- Add extra rice around the pepper.
- Grate a scant amt. of Parmesan over all
- (This could be done totally meat free,
- but would need some red pepper or cumin added)
Preparation time: 30 minute(s)
Cooking time: 20-25 minutes
Diet tags: High protein & Carb
Culinary tradition: Mexican
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