Stuffed Sweet Pepper-slow cooker

3 medium sweet red peppers
2 medium sweet yellow peppers
1 jar (14 oz) spaghetti sauce, divided
3/4 lb. uncooked bulk Italian turkey sausage
3/4 C. uncooked instant rice
1/2 C. crumbled feta or blue cheese
1/2 C. chopped onion
1/4 C. chopped tomato
1/4 C. minced fresh parsley
2 T. sliced ripe olives
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Cut tops off peppers, chop tops and set aside. Discard stems and seeds; set pepper cups aside.
Reserve 3/4 C. spaghetti sauce, pour remaining sauce into a slow cooker.
Combine the sausage, rice, cheese, onion, tomato, olives, parsley, garlic powder, salt, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and reserved chopped peppers and spaghetti sauce.
Spoon into pepper cups; place in a slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or till peppers are tender.

Serves 5
Recipe submitted by florentine on 9/2/99

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