Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients:

1 cup brown rice
4 large green bell peppers, bottom trimmed, cap end cut off and diced, and seeds removed
1 large onion, diced
1/2 cup of italian sausage or turkey bacon
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt, pepper, paprika, cumin to taste

Directions:

1. Cook rice according to package directions. Set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Trim bottom of bell peppers so they have a flat surface to stand on. Cut off the stem end of peppers, then remove seeds.

3. Place hollowed-out peppers in a baking dish that you've sprayed with non-stick spray or olive oil.

4. Heat olive oil in a large skillet, then saute onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, until they are starting to soften but aren't browned.

5. In a separate pan, cook the sausage or turkey bacon and cut into small pieced.

6. Mix the meat with the onion mixture. Add the rice and corn and mix together. Season to taste and keep warm.

7. Stuff the filling mixture into the hollowed-out peppers, using a spoon to press the mixture down so it's tightly packed into the pepper shell. Top with parmesan cheese.

8. Bake peppers for about 35 minutes or until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve hot.