Herb and Sausage-Stuffed Peppers

Herb and Sausage-Stuffed Peppers
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Herb and Sausage-Stuffed Peppers a try. One serving contains 297 calories, 20g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of bell peppers, water, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Bring 3/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; gradually stir in couscous.
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Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
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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.
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4
Remove from heat. Stir in couscous, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir in 6 tablespoons cheese.
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5
Cut tops off bell peppers; reserve tops. Discard seeds and membranes.
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Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt evenly inside peppers. Divide sausage mixture evenly among peppers. Replace tops of peppers.
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7
Place stuffed peppers in a 5-quart round electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or until peppers are tender.
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Top peppers evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons cheese and, if desired, sprinkle evenly with basil.
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Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score22
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