Stuffed Pepper Casserole
Quick oven baked Stuffed Pepper Casserole, a lazy version of undone stuffed peppers (or unstuffed). Made with cooked rice, and Italian sausage.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage cooked
- ¾ cup yellow onion diced
- 2 teaspoons fennel
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- ¼ teaspoon black ground pepper
- 2-3 bell peppers chopped
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- ¾ cup mozzarella cheese shredded (or more as desired)
Instructions
- Start by making the rice, browning sausage, and sautéing diced onion. Chop up the bell peppers into bite size pieces.
- Preheat the oven to 350* F.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the rice, sausage, onion, fennel, Italian seasoning, and chopped bell peppers. Add the grated Parmesan cheese and mix until evenly distributed. See photos above for a great visual guidance.
- Pour the stuffed pepper mixture into a 9x13 baking pan. Top the mixture with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake the stuffed pepper bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
Notes
- Use whatever color of bell pepper you prefer!
- Make this casserole ahead of time for a good meal prep meal.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 18gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 923mgPotassium: 344mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1478IUVitamin C: 52mgCalcium: 179mgIron: 2mg
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