Smoked Sausage and Orzo Stuffed Peppers recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (14 ounce) package Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-wide half moons
1 medium onion, 1/2-inch dice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 cups orzo pasta, cooked according to package directions
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 ¾ cups marinara sauce
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 bell peppers

Nutrition Info

609.1 calories
carbohydrate: 71.6 g
cholesterol: 48.8 mg
fat: 25.9 g
fiber: 7.4 g
protein: 22.3 g
saturatedFat: 9.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1126.2 mg
sugar: 13 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add smoked sausage, onion, garlic and Italian seasoning and cook for 6-9 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and smoked sausage is brown. Stir in white wine vinegar, cooked orzo, salt, pepper and 1/4 cup mozzarella, remove from heat and set aside.

  3. Mix together the marinara sauce and cinnamon and stir 1/4 cup of the sauce into the skillet. Spoon remaining sauce into the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking dish.

  4. Cut the tops off of the peppers, remove the seeds, stuff them with the orzo-smoked sausage mixture and place in baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and bake until heated through, 25 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Everyone gets their own personal dinner tucked into a delicious sweet pepper.

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