Deconstructed Stuffed Peppers

This was actually my husband's idea to do with our left over mini peppers from last week. He wanted regular stuffed peppers, but I just cut up the peppers and tossed them with the "filling" mixture and baked. All of the traditional flavors are there, but I got to use what I had!

Ingredients:
1/2 package Italian sausage
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cups cooked rice
1/2 carton mushrooms, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups frozen spinach
2 cups baby bell peppers sliced

Serves 4

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

Saute the onions, bell peppers and mushrooms in a pan over medium high heat until the onions soften. Remove the Italian sausage from its casings and brown in the pan. Add the frozen spinach and garlic and cook until the spinach is heated through.

Pour mixture into a baking pan and add rice and canned tomatoes. Mix all the ingredients well. Top with cheese and place in the oven for 10 minutes until the cheese melts and is browned.