Easy Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large bell peppers (may use zuchinni)
• 3 large mild italian sausage (about 1 lb)
• 1/2 cup long grain rice (i use basmati)
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 medium onion, small dice
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• salt and pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 -2 cup marinara sauce (homemade preferably)

Recipe

• 1 1. add olive oil to heated pan and saute onion until softened.
• 2 2l. add sausage and garlic and cook all the way through.
• 3 3. add rice into the meat mixture and stir until all of the rice is
• 4 coated and toasted through, about a minute.
• 5 4. season with pepper and cinnamon.
• 6 5. add the stock and bring to a boil. check for salt. if needed, add at
• 7 this time.
• 8 6. reduce the heat and cover, simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
• 9 7. the rice may not be fully cooked, still a little hard, but that's okay.
• 10 as you'll be stuffing into veggies and cooking again.
• 11 8. once cooked, spoon into cleaned out veggies and place into a
• 12 casserole dish.
• 13 9. pour sauce over stuffed veggies and cover with lid or tinfoil.
• 14 bake at 350 degrees for about an hour, or until veggies are softened.
• 15 ***if preparing the night before let the rice mixture cool before stuffing
• 16 veggies, otherwise the heat from the filling will wilt the veggies.***.