Sausage Stuffed Pizza Peppers

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Get either two very large yellow bell peppers 8oz each or 4 small ones- 4 oz each. I link hot Italian Jenny O turkey sausage4 oz beef8 oz sliced mushrooms, 1 cup diced onions 8 Tbls olives14 oz jar thick pizza sauce like Classico 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella.
Directions
Get either two very large yellow bell peppers 8oz each or 4 small ones- 4 oz each. Cut out stem and seeds and slice in half if using the large peppers to form 2 bowls. Or slice off the tops of the smaller peppers to form smaller bowls. Place is casserole dish with 1/4 cup water and microwave until just crisp tender (for about 5 minutes)

Meanwhile in a large non stick pan break up sausage and beef into crumble size pieces- add mushrooms, onions and olives. Cook until dry and meat os well browned. Add 14 oz jar thick pizza sauce like Classico and stir until heated through.

Divide the sauce mix equally into the peppers. Top with 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella.

Place in a 350 oven and bake until cheese is melted and starting to brown

Makes 4 servings and goes great with a simple green salad.

Serving Size: makes 4 generous servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIGOLEDIVA.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 328.8
  • Total Fat: 15.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 51.2 mg
  • Sodium: 1,308.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
  • Protein: 23.0 g

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