Kent Deaver served in the Stake Presidency as one of Dad's counselors. The Deaver family was in the Laurelwood ward for many years. Susan Deaver used to bring this dish to our christmas party every year and they were a big hit.
Little Smokies sausages (package from Costco)
Cut whole pound of bacon in half
Wrap sausages in bacon
Layer about a 1/2 inch of brown sugar on top of sausages
Bake 325 for 1 hr. Turn half way thru baking. Can be made ahead and then warmed up and served in crock pot
"This is typical of Mom’s recipes---easy to make." - Tauna
1 12-oz. pkg. Mostacciolli, cooked
1 lb. Italian sausage or lean ground beef, cooked and drained
(can use sweet or hot Italian sausage or 1/2 and 1/2 etc)
2 26-oz jars of Pasta Sauce (one with olive and mushroom, & one with tomato/basil)
4 C shredded mozzerella cheese
chopped parsley(opt.)
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl, combine cooked mostacciolli, cooked meat, pasta sauce, and 2 C cheese. Mix well. Bake in 13x9” covered casserole (greased), 45 mins. Uncover and top with remaining 2 C cheese and parsley and bake 10 minutes longer.
April Lowe
I made this recipe up when I started cutting back on grains and gluten in my diet. I wanted a good stuffed pepper without the rice but didn't like all of the Paleo recipes I found so this recipe is the end result of that experimentation. Don't tell Andy there's no rice! He still hasn't figured it out!
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb all natural pork sausage (looking for one like all natural Jimmy Dean they sell at Costco)
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1/2 tsp paprika or smoked paprika
1-2 tsp. montreal steak seasoning (or a really good all purpose steak seasoning)
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. green onion, sliced
2 c. tomato sauce (2 cans)
2 c. cauliflower rice (take a head of cauliflower raw to your cheese grater and grate the head until you have 2 c.)
4 lg - 6 med green peppers
Remove tops from peppers and hollow. Brown meat and then remove from pan and set aside. Saute onion and garlic in a little oil until just browned then add chopped tomato and saute for 2-3 min. Add meat back in and the spices, green onion, cauliflower rice, and 1 c. of the tomato sauce. Cook about 3-4 min. Scoop filling into hollowed peppers and put in pan. Add about 1/2 to 1 inch of water to bottom of the pan. Pour remaining cup of tomato sauce over the top of all the peppers and bake at 350 for 40 min or until peppers are tender. Can add more tomato sauce if you like your peppers more soupy.
