Chicken Sausage Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 chicken sausage (aidell's)
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice (rinsed well)
• 2 tablespoons smart balance light butter spread
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 2 fresh tomatoes (diced)
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1 bell pepper (diced)
• 5 green peppers

Recipe

• 1 rinse rice thoroughly , brown half rice in butter. add the rest of the rice, water and 1 can of tomato sauce. mix. bring to a boil, then turn heat down to low, simmer for 20 minute.
• 2 remove casings from chicken sausages and pulse through food processor until ground. brown, add diced tomato and 1 can of tomato sauce. mix and set aside.
• 3 saute the diced pepper and onion , add to chicken and tomato mixture.
• 4 add rice, mix well.
• 5 clean and stuff the remaining 5 peppers with rice mixture.
• 6 mix together tomato paste, 1/2 can water, and ketchup and put on top of peppers
• 7 bake in 350 degree oven , covered for 1 hour.