We love stuffed peppers here but usually I don't have a lot of time to make them, so I always turn to this quick and easy recipe that I cooked up one night.



4 green peppers
1 lb maple sausage
1 small onion, chopped
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
salt and pepper
garlic powder
paprika
1/2 cup wine
1 1/2 cups cooked rice

In a skillet, cook sausage until brown, add the seasonings, the tomato and the wine. Simmer for 20 minutes. Keep an eye on it and add a little water if it gets too dry.


In a pot bring the peppers to a boil, cook for about 6 minutes or until tender but you don't want them mushy or too soft....make sure there's still some bite to them.


Cook the rice separately, then in a big bowl, mix the rice with the meat mixture.


Stuff the peppers and sprinkle with shredded cheese, spread the remaining rice on the bottom of a baking pan, place the peppers on top and bake in a 375º oven until cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

I love my crockpot and I LOVE stuffed green peppers, so when I realized that I could join the two and still have a delicious dinner, I thought.......WOOWEE!!!!

This was dinner last night and wait until I show you what you can do with the leftover filling, you will wonder why you're sitting around here reading this instead of doing it for yourself. As a matter of fact, now that I'm talking about it, I'm craving it.....too bad there's none left.



I start by browning up a pound of ground beef, add some onion flakes, salt and pepper, garlic powder. Then add a can of diced tomatoes and green chilies (drained) and half a small can of tomato sauce.

Simmer for a few minutes, then add about a cup of cooked rice. Mix it well.

Start stuffing the green peppers, this recipe works for about 5 green peppers, but I only used 4.

Yes I know the picture is blurry, but hey I was too busy cooking and didn't even realize it came out this way and now it's a little too late, because you see.......they're gone, eaten, ALL GONE.


Spray the crockpot with non stick spray and place the stuffed peppers inside. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the top.

Cook on High for 4 hours!


Now if you only make 4 stuffed peppers you will realize that you have some leftover filling, but don't throw it out. Do what I do, I made a burrito for my lunch. *drool*

I love the honeywheat tortillas, so that is what I'm using, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand.

Place the filling down the middle and then throw on a ton of shredded cheese, seriously the more you put on there, the cheesier it will be and OH YUMMY!

Pop into the microwave for 1 minute and enjoy!