Brown Rice stuffed Peppers

1 med onion finely chopped (1 Cup)
2 ribs celery finely chopped (1/2 Cup)
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 tsp cumin
10 oz frozen spinage thawed and squeezed dry
2 15 oz cnas Italian style diced tomatoes drained, liquid reserved
1 15 oz can black beans rinsed and drained
3 C cooked brown rice
3 large carrots grated
1 1/2 Cups grated pepper jack cheese divided
4 large red bell peppers halved legthwise ribs removed
1 lb ground Italian sausage

Cook sausage over mediaum heat. Add onion and celery and cook 5 minutes or until soft. 
Add cumin, and carlic and saute 1 minute
Stir in spinach and grained tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes
Stir in black beans, rice, and carrots
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer 20 minutes
Season with salt and pepper
Stir in 1 Cup cheese
Preheat oven to 350
Pour liquid from tomatoes in bottom of baking dish
Fill each pepper hapf with heaping 3/4 C mixture and place in baking dish
Cover with foil and bake 1 hour
Uncover and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp remaining cheese
Bake 15 minutes more or until tops of stupped peppers are browned.
let stand 5 minutes
drizzle iwth pan juices when serving