Looking for a feel-good dish the whole family will enjoy? Packed with protein-rich black beans, rice, and sausage, these stuffed peppers make one mouthwatering and hearty meal! Stuffed peppers are a weeknight favorite dinner because they’re simple! You can include protein, vegetable, and starch in one, and it’s ready and on the table in 40-minutes. Get the deliciously easy step-by-step recipe below. You’ll need just a few things to get your dish started.
- 1 pound spicy pork sausage
- 2 3/4 cups water
- 1 package Zatarain’s® Black Beans and Rice Mix
- 4 large bell peppers, halved and seeded
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
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Stuffed Peppers Remix Recipe
The prep for this dish is the easiest part. First, you’ll need to break up the sausage in a medium saucepan. Then cook on medium heat for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Drain fat from the sausage and then set it aside.
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Stuffed Peppers Remix Recipe
Add water to the same saucepan to mix the flavors together, and then bring your ingredients to a boil. Next, stir in your Zatarain’s® rice mix, and return the pan to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat, and let your dish stand 5 minutes.
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Stuffed Peppers Remix Recipe
You’ll then add sausage to the rice and mix well. Meanwhile, cook peppers in boiling water in large saucepan 5 minutes or until just tender. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well.
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Stuffed Peppers Remix Recipe
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place peppers on 13×9-inch baking pan. Spoon rice mixture into peppers. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until rice mixture is heated through and cheese is melted. And then voilà! You’re done.
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Stuffed Peppers Remix Recipe
Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until rice mixture is heated through and cheese is melted.
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Stuffed Peppers Remix Recipe
And then voilà! You’re done. This dish makes about 8 servings, so it’s a perfect alternative rice remix for meal prepping, and easy to store to pack for lunches or leftovers.
