Ingredients
- 5 bell peppers
- 10 Italian style sausage links
- 4 - 5 cloves of garlic - chopped
- 5 large slices of rye bread - torn into pieces
- 1 cup of Italian parsley
- 3 - 4 sun dried tomato pieces
- 1 large tomato - diced
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
- 3 - 4 tbs. of olive oil for drizzling
Instructions
- Slice the bell peppers in half and take out the ribs and seeds.
- Cook the rice as directed and set aside.
- Take the sausage out of the casing.
- Heat a large frying pan on medium – low heat with a tablespoon or two of olive oil; add the sausage and the diced tomato and to sauté until the sausage is cooked.
- In a food process combine the torn bread, parsley, garlic and sun dried tomatoes. Process until the mixture is breadcrumb like texture.
- Add the mixture from the food process to the sausage and tomato. Add the cooked rice and the seasonings and toss.
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
- With a teaspoon stuff each half of the peppers and place in a baking dish. Grate Romano or Parmesan cheese over each half and drizzle each half with olive oil.
- Bake 25 – 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes