Italian Sausage & Cauliflower Rice Stuffed Peppers – Mulay's Sausage

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet onions (Viladia, Maui, or Texas Sweets, if possible) - thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil - as needed
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 4 ounces mushrooms - coarsely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic - minced
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes - most of the juice/sauce drained
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 cups grated cauliflower (about 1/2 pound)
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup sliced olives
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 4 large sweet bell peppers
• 1/3 cup shelled pistachios - lightly chopped enough to create jagged edges
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper