Friday, July 23, 2010

What to do with leftover rice and hummus...

It is so hot in St. Charles, but I don't want to stop cooking!  To avoid heating up our whole house with a gas oven, I made stuffed green peppers in my slow cooker.  They turned out great, were a snap to make and really easy to clean up.  I had 3 HUGE peppers, so I cut them in half and stuffed each half.  If you have smaller ones, feel free to use the whole pepper.

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients:
3 Large Peppers (green, red, yellow or orange)
1/2 lb ground turkey
1 & 1/2 Cups Cooked Instant Brown Rice
1/2 Cup Black Bean & Corn Salsa
1 Egg
3 TBSP  Hummus
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Water
Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1. Cut peppers in half.  Take half of pepper with stem.  Carefully cut around stem and pull out seeds. 
2. In a separate bowl, mix together ground turkey, rice, salsa, egg, hummus and salt.  Stuff peppers with mixture.
3.  Pour 1/2 cup of water into bottom of a large slow cooker.  Place stuffed peppers into cooker.  Cook on high for 90 minutes.  Place shredded cheese on top of peppers and cook for 15 more minutes on high.  Keep on warm or low until ready to serve.  Serves 4-5 people.

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