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3/4
cup dried orzo
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4
ounces bulk Italian hot or mild (sweet) sausage
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1
large onion, chopped
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2
stalks celery, chopped
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3
cloves garlic, minced
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2
cups crumbled feta cheese (8 oz.)
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1/4
cup snipped fresh mint
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1/4
teaspoon ground black pepper
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6
medium red, orange and/or yellow sweet peppers
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1 1/2
cups carrot or tomato juice
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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Fresh mint sprigs
1. In 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven cook orzo according to package directions; drain. Set aside. Wipe Dutch oven dry; set aside.
2. In large nonstick skillet cook sausage, onion, celery, and garlic until sausage is browned and onion is tender. Remove from heat; drain fat. Stir in cooked orzo, cheese, mint, and black pepper.
3. Cut tops from peppers; remove seeds and ribs. Slightly trim bottoms of peppers to stand upright. Spoon orzo mixture into peppers and replace tops; set aside. In Dutch oven stir together carrot juice and salt. Stand peppers upright in Dutch oven. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 20 to 25 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
4. Serve peppers on rimmed plates. Spoon over any remaining cooking juices. Sprinkle additional mint. Makes 6 servings.
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 321,
- Protein (gm) 13,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 34,
- Fat, total (gm) 15,
- Cholesterol (mg) 48,
- Saturated fat (gm) 8,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 5,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 5,
- Sugar, total (gm) 11,
- Vitamin A (IU) 14820,
- Vitamin C (mg) 158,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 1,
- Niacin (mg) 4,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 137,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 791,
- Potassium (mg) 646,
- Calcium (DV %) 242,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Delicious recipe. I make this one all the time. It is good without mint and you can substitue basil/tomato feta which makes it even tastier.
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