Categories: Pork- Main Dish

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 pkg. Hillshire Farm smoked sausage, cut into 1/4 inch wide, half moons
• 1 medium onion, 1/2 inch diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
• 2 cups orzo pasta cooked according to package directions
• 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 3/4 cups marinara sauce
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 6 bell peppers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add smoked sausage, onion, garlic and seasoning. Cook 6-9 minutes until onions are soft and smoked sausage is brown. Stir in vinegar, cooked orzo, salt, pepper and 1/4 cup of mozzarella. Remove from heat. Set aside.
3. Mix marinara sauce and cinnamon. Stir 1/4 cup of the sauce into the skillet. Spoon remaining sauce into 9 x9 inch baking dish.
4. Cut the pepper tops off and remove seeds. Stuff them with the orzo-smoked sausage mixture. Place in baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake 25 minutes.

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