Pressure-Cooker Spicy Sausage and Blue Cheese Peppers

  Dinner

I had an old pressure cooker I inherited from my aunt before I was married many years ago. These pressure-cooker stuffed bell peppers are quick and easy, and make a delicious meal.

Pressure-Cooker Spicy Sausage and Blue Cheese Peppers

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Cook: 10 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet bell peppers
  • 1 pound bulk spicy pork sausage
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1/3 cup pasta sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 cup beef broth

Instructions

  • 1. Cut tops from peppers and remove seeds. Finely chop enough tops to measure 1/4 cup for filling.
  • 2. Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; adjust for medium heat. Cook sausage, green onions, chopped peppers and garlic until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, 6-8 minutes, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain. Press cancel.
  • 3. Return to pressure cooker. Stir in rice, pasta sauce, oregano, salt and pepper. Gently stir in blue cheese. Fill peppers with sausage mixture. Wipe pressure cooker clean.
  • 4. Place trivet insert and broth in pressure cooker; place peppers on trivet. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 7 minutes. Quick-release pressure.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed pepper: 509 calories, 35g fat (14g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 1336mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 5g fiber), 23g protein.

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