Taste of Italy with these Italian Stuffed Peppers!

My love for Italian food and stuffed peppers made me develop this yummy Italian Stuffed Peppers. The peppery flavor of the arugula and the nuttiness from the pine nuts make this meal a unique stuffed pepper meal with lots of depth of flavor. The variety of italian cheeses in the cheese blend adds creaminess while the pork adds more flavor. I've served this one to my Italian family and they couldn't stop raving about the taste.


Italian Stuffed Peppers

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cook Arborio rice as per package directions.

Brown the ground beef, ground pork and onion over medium heat. Add the garlic and once cooked, drain the fat. Stir in the Worchester sauce, salt, Italian seasoning, oregano, black pepper, parsley, pine nuts, arugula, 2 cups of the spaghetti sauce, the Arborio rice, breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese and mix well. Simmer for 5 minutes. Taste for salt and pepper and add per your taste.

Place red peppers on baking sheet and stuff each pepper with the beef mixture. Top each pepper with the remaining spaghetti sauce and then with the 4 cheese blend.

Bake the peppers covered with foil for 45 minutes. (keep the foil from touching the cheese or it will pull the cheese right off.) Bake the pepper uncovered for approximately 10-15 minutes or until peppers are soft.