No, I don't mean peppers stuffed with vegetarians, although that is an interesting idea. The meat should be nice and lean ...
Anyway, I was playing in the kitchen tonight and ended up throwing together a bunch of veggies I had sitting in the crisper. It turned out WAY better than I expected so I hastily (but carefully) wrote it down so I can duplicate it later. Since I know quite a few people who are vegetarians or just plain eat a lot of veggies, I thought I'd share.
Veggie Stuffed Peppers
3 bell peppers. I used green, but red or yellow would be really yummy
3 medium carrots, washed and grated
1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
2 Morningstar Vegatarian Sausage Patties, thawed and cut up in little pieces. (a Boca Burger or the Boca Crumbles would work, too)
1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
salt, to taste
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Slice the peppers in half lengthwise and clean out the seeds. Chop one of the halves into small pieces. Set the other five halves open-side up in a greased baking pan. Put the chopped pepper, grated carrots and chopped tomato in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes or until the carrots start to get soft and the water starts to come out of the tomatoes. Stir in the chopped sausage and seasonings. Spoon carefully into the pepper halves. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until the peppers are soft. Serve hot. Top with grated Jack cheese or Soy Jack cheese if desired. Serves 2 to 5, depending on how hungry they are.
I'm thinking these would be delicious with sweet potatoes instead of the carrots as well. It would be a bit sweeter. Potatoes would work, too. Hmmmm ... I need to experiment some more.
