Herb and Sausage-Stuffed Peppers
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Herb and Sausage-Stuffed Peppers If you have pepper, kosher salt, basil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Bring 3/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; gradually stir in couscous.
Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
While couscous stands, remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
Remove from heat. Stir in couscous, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir in 6 tablespoons cheese.
Cut tops off bell peppers; reserve tops. Discard seeds and membranes.
Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt evenly inside peppers. Divide sausage mixture evenly among peppers. Replace tops of peppers.
Place stuffed peppers in a 5-quart round electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or until peppers are tender.
Top peppers evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons cheese and, if desired, sprinkle evenly with basil.