Vegetarian Slow Cooker Southwestern Stuffed Peppers Plus Vegan Option Recipes

SLOW-COOKED SOUTHWEST STUFFED PEPPERS - VEGETARIAN

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds and white pith. Set aside.
• In large bowl, combine the beans, cheese, salsa, onion, corn, rice, chili powder and cumin. Spoon into peppers. Place in 5-quart slow cooker coated with cooking spray.
• Cover and cook on Low for 3-4 hours or until peppers are tender and filling is heated through. Serve with sour cream if desired.

VEGETARIAN STUFFED PEPPERS (SLOW-COOKER STYLE)

Steps:

• 1. Cut tops off peppers, remove seeds, rinse and set aside. Prepare rice as per package directions.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine rice, tomatoes, corn, onion, beans, Monterey Jack cheese, olives, dried cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss until well blended. Spoon into peppers.
• 3. In a separate bowl, combine spaghetti sauce and water. Pour half into bottom of 5-qt. slow cooker. Place stuffed peppers in cooker. Spoon remaining sauce over peppers. Top peppers with Parmesan cheese.
• 4. Cover and cook on low 3 1/2 - 4 hours or until peppers are tender and filling is heated through. Serve warm.
• 5. Nutrition Info per serving: Calories 474 Total Fat 9.8g /Sat Fat 4.2g Cholesterol 15mg Sodium 423mg Total Carbs 81.5g/ Dietary Fiber 10.7g /Sugars 10.9g Protein 17.4g

AMAZING VEGETARIAN CROCKPOT STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off of bell peppers, if using italian peppers (they are thinner), lay pepper on cutting board the way it is most stable, then slice off the very top of the pepper at a slight angle (to help keep stuffing inside while cooking in the crock pot). Remove seeds and inner membrane.
• Cook brown rice and cool slightly (I use one bag of Success boil in bag brown rice- super easy and always cooks up perfectly).
• Saute onions in thin layer of wine, or water if you prefer. When starting to become translucent, add mushrooms and saute until mushrooms lose most water and are reduced in size. Add garlic and saute a minute. Add oregano and saute one more minute. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, stir together rice, mushroom mixture, cheese, then salt and pepper to taste. Stuff inside of peppers. Pour half of the marinara into the crockpot, carefully lay peppers on top, then carefully pour remaining sauce on each pepper.
• Cook on low for 6 hours.