STUFFED PEPPERS (MICROWAVE) 
8 med. bell peppers
1 lb. pork sausage
1 1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped
1 (6 oz.) pkg. herb seasoned stuffing mix
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
2 c. fresh tomato, chopped
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can tomato soup
1/4 c. water
2 tsp. Mrs. Dash seasoning

Cut tops off green peppers and remove seeds; set aside. Crumble sausage into 2 1/2 quart microwave casserole dish. Add chopped onion and mushrooms and stir well. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; fold back a small edge of plastic wrap to allow steam to escape.

Microwave on high 7 to 8 minutes or until sausage is browned; stirring once. Drain well; set aside. Add stuffing mix, including the seasoning packet, and sour cream, stir well. Add tomato and stir gently.

Stuff peppers with sausage mixture and place in a lightly greased 12x8x2 inch baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients; mix well and pour over peppers. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; fold back small edge for steam to escape. Microwave on high 20 to 22 minutes; turning dish a half turn after 10 minutes.

Since microwave ovens vary in power, you may need to adjust your cooking time.

recipe reviews
Stuffed Peppers (Microwave)
 #33725
 Robin Winkler (Tennessee) says:
Excellent! Great flavor and so easy. I changed it slightly by using a 15 oz. can of tomato sauce instead of the 8 oz. I added half of it to the beef mixture and I did not cook the rice first. I added 1 cup of brown minute rice uncooked to the beef mixture - the extra moisture from the additional sauce is enough to cook the rice while you cook the peppers, saving a step in the process! Lastly, I poured the other half of the can of sauce over the peppers before covering and cooking and eliminated the water altogether. Scrumptious!

 

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