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Slow Cooker Stuffed Bell Peppers

The days are getting shorter, and if you’re like me, you don’t always feel like cooking when you get home -- but you don’t want to eat fast food either.

I discovered this recipe using cauliflower rice and any ground meat while looking online for healthy recipes. I decided to try Italian sausage because I love the convenience of the meat being seasoned already. You can even find Italian sausage made with turkey or chicken if you are really watching your fat intake.

A slow-cooker liner makes clean-up a snap! If you don’t use a liner, be sure to coat the inside of your slow cooker with a non-stick spray.

Video by Jonathan Parrish

Ingredients:

• 4-6 bell peppers, depending on size
• 1 pound ground meat/Italian sausage (Do not brown!)
• 2 cups cauliflower rice, thawed
• 2-5 garlic cloves (I love garlic, y’all!)
• 1 small onion
• 15 oz. can of diced tomatoes (I use the kind with green chiles in it!)
• 2 tsp. Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS:

Wash the bell peppers. Cut off the tops and remove the stem and seeds. Mix all other ingredients together in a large bowl until well blended. Spoon filling into each bell pepper but do not over fill.

Place in the slow cooker and cover with the lid. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours, or until the meat is completely cooked.