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Bell pepper halves stuffed with rice, pepperoni, olives, and mozzarella in Don Pepino Pizza Sauce, baked until the cheese melts and peppers turn tender.
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Recipe Detail
- Serves
- 6
- Power
- 627 kcal
Ingredients
- Don Pepino Pizza Sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can
- Nonstick spray
- as needed
- Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon
- Bell peppers
- 3 medium/large
- Fresh mozzarella cheese
- 16 oz
- Pepperoni, sliced
- 6 oz
- Black olives, pitted
- 6 oz
- Rice, cooked per package directions
- 2 cups uncooked
- Jalapenos, diced (optional)
- to taste
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a baking dish and spread Don Pepino sauce across the bottom.
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Step 2
Slice the bell peppers lengthwise, remove seeds and membranes, and arrange the halves cut-side up in the dish.
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Step 3
Stir chopped pepperoni, olives, mozzarella, Italian seasoning, and most of the pizza sauce into the cooked rice. Reserve some sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, and olives for topping.
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Step 4
Spoon the rice mixture into the pepper halves, spoon the reserved sauce over the top, and cover the dish with foil.
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Step 5
Bake 45-55 minutes, until the peppers are tender.
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Step 6
Uncover and top each pepper half with mozzarella, pepperoni, and olives. Bake uncovered 10-15 minutes more, until the cheese melts. Let rest a few minutes before serving.
People Have Opinions
About Their Sauce.
Tastes exactly like the sauce at the pizzeria I grew up going to in Bergen County. Didn't expect that from a can.
I stopped simmering anything years ago. Open, spread, bake. My kids can't tell the difference and neither can I.
We use it behind the counter at our shop. Consistent every batch, which matters more than people think.
