Slow Cooked Pizza Stuffed Peppers Recipe

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Slow Cooked Pizza Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Author: Ashley

Recipe type: Slow Cooker

Ingredients

4 cups water
½ cup orzo pasta, uncooked
Salt & pepper
6 small bell peppers
10 oz lean ground turkey or beef
½ cup diced pepperoni (substitute with mini pepperonis if you prefer)
1 cup diced mushrooms
14 oz jar of pizza sauce
2 cups shredded pizza blend cheese
½ cup water

Instructions

In a small pot bring 4 cups of water to a boil, toss in a dash of salt and add pasta. Cook for 3 minutes then rinse and drain in cold water, set aside.
Wash and dry all 6 peppers, cut tops off on stem side (reserve tops), then remove seeds & membranes. Next cut a small slice off bottoms to allow peppers to stand upright in the base of your slow cooker.
Sauté ground turkey or beef (seasoned with salt & pepper), pepperoni and mushrooms in a large skillet over medium high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain if necessary.
Stir in pizza sauce, 1 cup of shredded cheese and cooked pasta.
Divide filling evenly between peppers.
Stand upright in ½ cup of water in the bottom of a 5-6 quart slow cooker.
Place reserved pepper tops on peppers, cover with lid of slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
minutes before end of cook time, remove lid, remove pepper tops (again reserve tops), sprinkle remaining 1 cup of cheese evenly between peppers, once again cover and cook for the 10 minutes to allow cheese to melt.
Remove peppers using a slotted spoon.
Serve & enjoy! Yields 6 servings.

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Ashley @HowtoHaveitAll

Ashley is a happily married stay at home mom to a beautiful little girl and a little boy. Ashley and her husband come from a small town and enjoy the simple pleasures in life, like GREAT FOOD. They love to try out new recipes and experiment in the kitchen together, but also enjoy reading, painting and photography.