How can you get your kids to eat their veggies? Stuffing them with this pizza-flavored sausage is a good start.
INGREDIENTS (for 4 servings):
- 12 ounces Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup of your favorite pizza sauce
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided
- 8 vegetables suitable for stuffing (see footnote)
- 1 tablespoon HERB-OX® Beef Flavored Bouillon Granules
PREPARATION:
Saute the sausage until lightly browned and crumbled, about 5 minutes. Drain any excess oil. Add the chopped onions and peppers and continue to cook until they are softened, about 5 minutes. Then add pizza sauce and 1 cup of the grated cheese. Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables of choice by lightly brushing with oil, sprinkling with beef granules and baking on a cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Place the stuffing in the baked veggies and top with grated cheese. Place back in the oven for 20 minutes.
Note:The following may be used as the 8 vegetables for stuffing: Use 4 zucchini or yellow squash cut in half with the center scooped out, 8 portobello mushrooms with the stems removed, or 2 green peppers, cored and quartered.