Best 6 Italian Stuffed Sweet Peppers Recipes

ITALIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
• Sautè the onion, mushroom, and cauliflower rice and garlic over medium heat until soft. Add the ground turkey and Italian seasoning and and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the meat until the meat is cooked. Add the marinara sauce, reserving 1 cup for the topping, and stir to combine.
• Cut the tops off of the peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. Place the peppers in a casserole dish, cut side up. If the peppers won't stand trim the bottom slightly to create a flat surface.
• Fill each pepper with 1/4 of the meat mixture and top with 1/4 cup sauce and 1/4 cup cheese.
• Pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the dish and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 40 minutes, then remove foil and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
• To serve, remove from casserole dish, garnish with fresh parsley if desired, and enjoy!

ITALIAN STUFFED SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Arrange the peppers, cut-side up, on a baking tray. Brush with a little oil from the pack of tomatoes & mozzarella, then season. Cook for 10 mins to soften slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix the couscous in a bowl with the pesto and pour over 125ml boiling water. Cover and leave for 5 mins to fluff up. Drain the tomatoes & mozzarella well, then mix into the couscous. Divide between the peppers, then sprinkle over the breadcrumbs
• Bake for 15-20 mins until the top is crisp and the peppers are tender.

ITALIAN STUFFED SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Remove casings from sausage and crumble in pan and brown, drain off excess drippings, and put cooked sausage into a bowl,let cool enough to handle, while you chop your onion and cut tops off and remove seeds from the peppers. Add onion,basil,and garlic, bread crumbs and cheese. Mix well. Stuff mixture into peppers while heating the same skillet that you cooked the sausage in with the 3 Tbl or olive oil. When the oil is medium hot add the peppers, cooking and turning them until they are they are starting to brown and wrinkle. Add chopped tomato, garlic and basil to the hot skillet, let cook over uncovered over medium heat for 5 minuutes. Serve over top of hot pasta or Parmesan polenta.

ITALIAN-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a roasting pan (large enough to accommodate 8 pepper halves in a single layer) with cooking spray.
• Combine the ground sirloin, Italian sausage, brown rice, Italian seasonings, salt, pepper, garlic, Parmesan cheese, egg, and 1/2 cup Classico® Tomato & Basil sauce in a large bowl. Mix until combined.
• Divide meat mixture evenly among the green pepper halves; press to compress slightly. Arrange halves in prepared pan. Spoon the remaining Classico® Tomato & Basil sauce onto the tops of the meat and peppers. Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake until the peppers are soft and internal temperature of the meat reaches 165 degrees F, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from oven. Remove foil and top each pepper with shredded cheese.
• Turn oven to broil. Place peppers, uncovered under the broiler. Broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

ITALIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the beef, mozzarella cheese, rice, onion, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper; spoon into peppers. Transfer to an oval 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Pour tomatoes over peppers; pour broth around the sides., Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a thermometer reaches 160° and peppers are tender. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and additional parsley.

STUFFED SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• 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. , 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. , 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.