Spicy Beef & Sausage Stuffed Peppers

• 4 large Peppers (Red or Green)
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 3/4 lb Hot or Mild Italian sausage
• 1 1/2 cup Rice
• 2 cup Spaghetti Sauce
• 1 tbsp Black pepper
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Onion (I use powder)
• 1 dash Cayenne Pepper
• 1 tsp Garlic (Minced or powder)
• 4 slice Mozzarella
• 1 dash Oregano

1. Wash hands.
2. Then wash and remove stems and seeds of each pepper by cutting out the tops, leaving a cup-like design.
3. Grab a baking pan or non stick dish
4. Parboil peppers for 5 minutes then set aside, in baking dish
5. Cook rice according to package.
6. 5 minute rice works great
7. Preheat oven to 350F
8. On the stove top, brown ground beef and Italian sausage.
9. Optional whether you brown together or separately.
10. I do it separately.
11. Combine cooked rice, meat, spaghetti sauce and seasonings.
12. Remember: Season according to YOUR taste.
13. Feel free to add more or less than the recipe calls for.
14. Let flavors simmer for 5 minutes on low so that they can infuse!
15. :)
16. Spoon heaping amounts of meat mixture into each pepper, filling up to the top.
17. OPTIONAL: Use breadcrumbs and a couple tablespoons of melted butter mixed together.
18. After filling the peppers with meat, spread a little crumb mixture on each pepper before baking.
19. Then proceed to next step
20. Bake peppers for 40 minutes.
21. Top with mozzarella and a dash of oregano and place back in oven till melted and browned.
22. A broiler could be used as well.
23. (I do)
24. Grab a plate, knife, fork and napkins and dig in!
25. Mmm, tasty goodness.
26. ENJOY!

peppers, ground beef, italian sausage, rice, spaghetti sauce, black pepper, salt, onion, cayenne pepper, garlic, mozzarella, oregano

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/334190-spicy-beef-sausage-stuffed-peppers (may not work)