South of the Border Stuffed Peppers

Directions

1. Cut tops from peppers and remove any large pith veins inside peppers. Lightly slice the bottoms of peppers to stand upright. Dice the removed pepper tops. Set peppers aside.
2. In a skillet, cook and stir onions and peppers in oil over medium heat until tender; about 5 minutes. Add sausage, cook and crumble cook until cooked through. Add the garlic, chili powder and cumin. Add sofrito, lower heat; cook for 2 minutes while stirring. Remove from heat and mix in cooked rice.
3. Stuff each pepper to right below the rim of pepper. Lightly pack down stuffing as you are filling peppers.