Stuffed Venison Peppers
Stuffed Venison Peppers
If you are looking for a dish with leftovers, this surely will not be it!
RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. of your favorite ground venison
- ½ lb of your favourite wild game fresh sausage
- 1 ½ cups cooked rice
- ½ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. thyme
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 ½ tsp. sea salt
- 1 ½ tsp. fresh cracked black pepper
- ¼ cup water
- 2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 cloves crushed garlic
- 6 bell peppers with tops cut off & cored (reserve tops and chop)- par boil peppers for 5 minutes.
- 1 cup shredded cheese (your favourite)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Start by heating a heavy frypan over medium heat and toss in 1 tbsp of oil- Add onion and diced pepper tops and cook till slightly caramelized.
- Remove sausage from casing and add to frypan. Cook for 5 minutes
- Add the ground venison, garlic and all seasonings. Cook until the meat is no longer pink and cooked through.
- Add water, cooked rice, and 1 cup of the tomato sauce. Cook for 5 minutes until well combined. Remove from heat.
- Spread remaining sauce on bottom of baking dish and put the peppers in. Stuff with the filling until they are over full.
- Put in a preheated oven, and bake for 25-30 minutes, covered loosely with foil.
Remove foil, add cheese and then return to the oven until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
