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Sausage-Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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Ingredients (for each bag)
1 pound mini sweet peppers (I bought two 1.5lb bags)
3/4 pound ground Italian sausage (I bought a two pound package of sweet ground sausage)
32oz jar pasta sauce (I bought a three-pack of Classico Tomato & Basil pasta sauce)
8oz shredded mozzarella cheese (not needed until day of cooking) (about 2 cups)
Directions:
Directions:
1 gallon-sized freezer bag

To Freeze and Cook Later
1. Label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and “use-by” date (three months from when you prepped the meal).

2. Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. (It’s OK if you don’t get every single seed out.)
3. Stuff the peppers with sausage.
4. Add stuffed peppers and spaghetti sauce to your freezer bag.
5. Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze for up to three months.

To Cook in Crockpot
1. Add contents of freezer bag to crockpot and cook 6-8 hours on low.
2. Top with mozzarella cheese and add lid for 5 minutes or until melted.

To Cook in Instant Pot
1. Add frozen meal to Instant Pot and sauté 5 minutes to release some liquid.
2. Flip over.
3. Add one cup water.
4. Pressure cook 25 minutes.
5. Natural release.
6. Top with mozzarella cheese and replace lid for 5 minutes or until melted.

To Cook in Oven (thaw overnight in refrigerator for shorter cooking time)
1. Pre-heat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
2. Add contents of freezer bag to 9x13” glass or aluminum baking pan.
3. Cover with foil.
4. Bake 30-90 minutes (30 if fresh or thawed and 90 if frozen).
5. Uncover and stir.
6. Top with shredded cheese and bake, uncovered, for additional 10 minutes or until sausage is cooked through.

**Note: I tripled this recipe and made three bags **
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 servings
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Serve over spaghetti or zucchini “noodles”.

 

 

 

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