Italian Stuffed Peppers
Italian Stuffed Peppers Granny Would Have loved! These Italian style stuffed peppers are full of Italian sausage, spinach, cheese, rice and lots of flavor! Excellent as a make ahead meal or make a double batch and have a pan of these stuffed peppers waiting in the freezer!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 604kcal
Ingredients
- 7 red bell peppers
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 3 italian sausages casings removed
- 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes drained
- 3 T parmesan
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
- 10 oz package frozen spinach thawed and drained
- 1 oz – 14 . jar pizza sauce
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Halve 6 peppers and scoop out the seeds and membrane. Blanch the peppers in the boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Remove to a baking dish. Set aside.
- Finely chop the remaining pepper. Then, heat the oil in a large skillet and brown the sausage, remaining bell pepper, onion and garlic. Remove the mixture to a large bowl. Stir together the remaining ingredients, except the pizza sauce. Fill each pepper half with the filling mixture. If you have leftover filling, place it in between the peppers in a glorified pile on the pan. Cover each pepper with a spoonful of pizza sauce and a sprinkle of cheese.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until mixture is hot all the way through.
- Tip: This is a great make-ahead freezer meal!
Nutrition
Calories: 604kcal