These brightly colored Italian Sausage Stuffed Peppers are packed with flavor and are a must-try variation on classic stuffed peppers!

overhead view of sausage stuffed peppers topped with melted mozzarella cheese ready to serve

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Why You Will Love Sausage Stuffed Peppers

They’re an easy dinner choice. If you want something quick and easy on the dinner table, these stuffed peppers are it.
You’ll love the flavor Italian sausage brings to this dish. Once you start making your stuffed peppers with ground Italian sausage, it’s hard to go back to ground beef! In my opinion, these just taste so much better.
They can be made with regular rice or cauliflower rice. They taste great either way! If you’re looking for dinner options lower in carbs, cauliflower rice is a great substitute in this dish.

Ingredients Needed for Stuffed Peppers and Sausage

Ingredient quantities for this recipe are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Red bell peppers
Olive oil
Rice or cauliflower rice
Garlic
Yellow onion
Ground Italian sausage
Tomato sauce
Salt
Pepper
Italian seasoning
Mozzarella cheese

How To Make Sausage Filled Peppers (Quick Overview)

The steps below are just a quick overview of how to make the stuffed peppers. The full process in detail is located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

overhead view of steps one through four for how to make sausage stuffed peppers recipe

You’ll start by preparing and roasting your bell peppers.

I typically use red bell peppers, but you can also use orange, yellow, or green.

💗 Photo 1: Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil until fragrant, then add the rice or cauliflower rice.

These stuffed peppers can be made with regular rice or cauliflower rice. I used cauliflower rice in the photos in this post, but I love making it with regular rice too! Use whatever you’re in the mood for – the end result will be delicious either way.

💗 Photo 2: While you’re making the filling, the peppers will be roasting. Because the filling will be fully cooked when you add it to the peppers later, the baking step is really just to warm up the filling and melt the cheese.

So, the texture you roast the peppers to at this step is pretty close to their final texture. Roast them until you’re happy with the texture! Some people like them quite soft, and some prefer them on the firmer side.

When they’re done roasting, pull them out of the oven.

💗 Photo 3: Add ground Italian sausage, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Sauté until the sausage is browned.

💗 Photo 4: Remove skillet from heat. Stir in tomato sauce and half of the mozzarella cheese.

overhead view of steps five and six for how to make sausage stuffed peppers recipe

💗 Photo 5: Fill peppers with the filling.

💗 Photo 6: Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and roast. As noted above, the goal of this step isn’t to cook the peppers a lot more, but just to re-warm the filling and, most importantly, melt that glorious cheese!

These peppers will look their best if you shred the cheese by hand (since pre-shredded cheese contains anti-caking agents that keep the cheese from melting fully), but pre-shredded will taste just as good if that’s what you have on hand.

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sideview of sausage stuffed peppers topped with melted mozzarella cheese on a white plate ready to serve

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