Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers Recipe using ground beef or sausage in the Crockpot is an easy weeknight meal. Best ever Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Recipe.

Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers

You’ve probably made stuffed peppers before, or seen someone make them … but have you ever had a stuffed peppers recipe that involved a crockpot or slow cooker?

I know we usually associate stuffed peppers with the oven – and they’re, of course, delicious when you make them in the oven. Nothing wrong with whipping them up that way! It’s just … well, it still feels like summer here, and sometimes you don’t want to turn on the oven and make your house heat up.

Also … making stuffed peppers in the slow cooker gives them a slightly different flavor. It’s hard to explain – it’s richer in a good way. You may never go back to the oven again after this stuffed peppers recipe!

I also adore this recipe because it’s so easy to whip up for your family or for a get-together. It takes a while, to be sure since it is a crockpot recipe. But you only need a few ingredients and you’re ready to go. The clean up is pretty easy, too!

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers recipe

Diet notes:

Look at this … a lovely, naturally gluten-free, and egg-free recipe! If you’ve tried any other substitutions for dietary needs, I’d love to hear about it.

How to make Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers

1. In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown sausage, and drain.
2. Meanwhile, cook rice according to instructions on the box. (Note: slightly undercook it! Otherwise, it’ll become mushy in the slow cooker, and that’s not a fun texture at all.)
3. Add cooked sausage to a mixing bowl. Add the cooked rice, 1 cup salsa, 1 cup cheese, and salt to the bowl and mix well.
4. Remove tops from peppers, then remove seeds. Place peppers in a lightly greased slow cooker.
5. Fill peppers about ½ way full with sausage mixture. Evenly sprinkle the peppers with about ¼ cup cheese.
6. Add remaining sausage mixture to the peppers. Spoon remaining salsa over top of the peppers.
7. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until soft.
8. Evenly sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup cheese. Replace lid and cook for 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers Recipe – FAQs

This is another one of those very customizable recipes, so I’ve gotten a lot of questions about it. I’ll answer them to the best of my ability!

• What color peppers do you recommend for this recipe?

  Depends on your taste! Red, yellow, and orange bell peppers are sweeter than green ones.

• Can I cook this recipe longer in the slow cooker?

  I don’t see why not, but the peppers might get soft!

• What meat substitutes do you recommend?

  I haven’t tried anything different in particular … so I can’t personally recommend anything. However, I always like to tell you all about the suggestions I’ve heard. So, instead of sausage, you could, technically, use ground beef or ground turkey. Let me know how it works!

• What about rice substitutes?

  Like I said above, I can’t 100% recommend anything besides what’s in the recipe! But … I will say I hear a lot about quinoa and cauliflower rice.

• Anything else you might add to this recipe?

  I’ve seen folks add Worcestershire sauce and pretty much any vegetable you can imagine! Experiment if you want! I can’t guarantee anything though.

• Are there sides you like to have with this dish?

  Rolls and breadsticks! Especially garlic ones. I’m partial to these Soft Italian Breadsticks – Yum. A side salad also goes well with stuffed peppers!

• Why pre-cook the sausage?

  Doing so adds to the overall flavor! Trust me!

• What about pre-cooking the peppers?

  I personally don’t, to keep their crispness in the final dish. I love crisp peppers!

How did you like the recipe

As always, please tell me down below in the comments how this stuffed peppers recipe turned out for you! And if you have any questions I would be happy to answer them.

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4.72 from 7 votes

Servings: 8 servings

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

By Jamie Sherman

Stuffed Peppers Recipe using ground beef or sausage in the Crockpot is an easy weeknight meal. Best ever Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Recipe.

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 4 hours hrs

Total: 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 pound ground pork sausage
• ▢ 1 ½ cups cooked rice, white or brown
• ▢ 1 ½ cups salsa
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Mexican blend cheese
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 6 bell peppers

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Instructions 

• In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown sausage, and drain.
• Meanwhile, cook rice according to instructions on the box. (Note: slightly undercook it! Otherwise, it’ll become mushy in the slow cooker, and that’s not a fun texture at all.)
• Add cooked sausage to a mixing bowl. Add the cooked rice, 1 cup salsa, 1 cup cheese, and salt to the bowl and mix well.
• Remove tops from peppers, then remove seeds. Place peppers in a lightly greased slow cooker.
  
• Fill peppers about ½ way full with sausage mixture. Evenly sprinkle the peppers with about ¼ cup cheese.
• Add remaining sausage mixture to the peppers. Spoon remaining salsa over top of the peppers.
• Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until soft.
• Evenly sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup cheese. Replace lid and cook for 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

Notes

• This is a great way to use up leftover rice!

Nutrition

Serving: 1pepper, Calories: 307kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 16g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 54mg, Sodium: 993mg, Potassium: 485mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 3194IU, Vitamin C: 116mg, Calcium: 270mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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