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    Italian Stuffed Peppers - Perfect for Any Day of the Week

    September 1, 2017 by Patti Estep Leave a Comment

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    Italian stuffed peppers make a great meal or a delicious party appetizer. This recipe works with many different types of peppers for a dish you will love.

    Plate of Italian stuffed peppers with a side of bread

    Italian Stuffed Peppers

    If you are growing your own veggies or participating in a CSA like I am, then you'll probably find yourself with an abundance of peppers. Though they are wonderful raw, or cooked, in so many dishes, I decided to make Italian stuffed peppers, because they are one of my husband's favorite things.

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    Quite often when we go out to an Italian restaurant he orders stuffed banana peppers. Sometimes they're really hot, and sometimes not so hot. This batch, however, was made with my CSA basket, and they were sweet peppers.

    Peppers cooking in water

    First I blanched them in some salted boiling water.

    Italian stuffed peppers make a great meal or a delicious party appetizer. This recipe works with many different types of peppers for a dish you will love.

    You can stuff them with cooked, ground Italian sausage or any other ground protein. It could be pork, beef or tofu. Since the Italian sausage is already so flavorful, I did not add any additional spices. However, you could saute onions, garlic, and herbs, and add them to your stuffing.

    Oven dish with Italian stuffed peppers
    Top with a good quality marinara sauce followed by a nice helping of cheese.

    Variations for Italian Stuffed Peppers

    • Use different types of peppers such as different colored bell peppers, carmen peppers, cherry peppers
    • Change up the filling. Use ground beef, turkey or soy alternative
    • Try different kinds of sauce, marinara, meat sauce, alfredo or something spicy
    • Use different cheeses, provolone, mozzarella, fontina, cheddar or a blend

     

    Italian stuffed peppers on a plate

    Serve with some crusty bread and a salad for a tasty meal and day of the week.

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    P.S. You may also love this Stuffed Pepper with Italian Meatballs recipe or this Stuffed Banana Pepper recipe. Find them and much more on my Recipes Page.

     

     

    Italian stuffed peppers make a great meal or a delicious party appetizer. This recipe works with many different types of peppers for a dish you will love.

    Italian Stuffed Peppers

    Italian stuffed peppers make a great meal or a delicious party appetizer. This recipe works with many different types of peppers for a dish you will love.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Dinner Recipes
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 12
    Calories 224 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound Italian Sausage
    • 6 small peppers
    • 1 cup marinara sauce
    • 2 cups Italian cheese blend

    Instructions
     

    • Wash peppers. Cut off tops and slice in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and ribs.
    • Place peppers in salted boiling water for 2 minutes.
    • Remove pepper and dry on paper towels
    • Cook sausage. Drain fat and set aside.
    • Place a small amount of marinara sauce in the bottom of a glass baking dish.
    • Fill each pepper with sausage and place in baking dish. 
    • Top with marinara and cheese.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 35 -40 or until cheese is browned.
    • Remove from oven and serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 12gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 441mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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