These wholesome Couscous Stuffed Peppers are prepared with sweet Italian sausage and are easy to prepare in about 45 minutes.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Couscous stuffed peppers
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 30minutes
Total Time 45minutes
Servings 4
Author Ali Randall
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1/2cuponionchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
Fresh cracked pepper
3sweet bell pepperssliced lengthwise, ribs and seeds removed
3/4cuppearl couscous
1poundsweet Italian sausage
1 14-ouncecan fire roasted tomatoes
1cupwater
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Over medium heat sauté the onion in olive oil for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and the sweet Italian sausage and cook until the sausage has browned. Add the fire roasted tomatoes, one cup of water and the pearl couscous and stir to incorporate. Season with fresh cracked pepper. Cover the pot and simmer for 5 minutes.
Fill the pepper halves generously with the couscous mixture. Arrange the peppers in a baking dish and add 1/2 cup water to the bottom of the dish. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake the peppers for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and sprinkle mozzarella cheese over each pepper and return to the oven. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes more or until the cheese has melted and the peppers are tender.