Fridge Cleanout Stuffed Peppers

“This is meant to be a flexible dish that uses up what you’ve got, so riff as you like. That could mean swapping a cup of rice for ground sausage or any kind of leftover meat. Stir in ½ cup of pesto or the green herb sauce. Make it so the filling tastes good on its own, and then it will taste good stuffed into something else. And feel free to use raw meat; just cook off a small spoonful in a skillet so you can check the seasoning before you stuff everything into the peppers.”

Mei Li, restauranteur and cookbook author