Get the delicious taste of stuffed peppers without any of the fuss in this easy dinner bake -- no stuffing required.
Unstuffed Pepper Casserole
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb bulk hot Italian sausage
- 2 medium red, yellow or green bell peppers, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (2 cups)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes with Italian herbs
- 1 bag (10 oz) frozen cooked white rice
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage, bell peppers, onion and garlic over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Return sausage mixture to skillet. Stir in tomatoes, rice and 1 cup of the cheese.
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Step2Pour sausage mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Cover with foil.
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Step3Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese; bake uncovered 4 to 6 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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Nutrition
430
Calories
28g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 64%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 1190mg
- 50%
- Potassium
- 310mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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