Stuffed Pepper Recipe
Tender peppers stuffed with a sausage filling in a homemade marinara sauce and topped with cheese.
Ingredients
peppers-
- 6-7 banana peppers
- 1 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb italian sausage
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp italian seasoning
- 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
- 8 oz provolone cheese, sliced
- 1/2 small onion, finey chopped
marinara sauce-
- 29 oz canned tomatoes (2 cans)
- 1/2 celery, finely chopped
- 1/2 carrot, finely chopped or grated
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1 Tbsp butter
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
Instructions
prepare homemade marinara-
- In a skillet, heat oil and butter. Once hot, add onion. Saute until tender.
- Add celery and carrots, cook until carrots and celery are tender and fully cooked.
- Add the canned tomatoes, garlic, salt, and pepper and bring to a simmer.
- Transfer sauce from pan to a handheld mixer (or blender) and blend until smooth. Return to skillet and turn heat down to simmer.
preparing peppers-
- In a bowl, combine the sausage, chopped jalapenos, garlic, and onion, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Mix until well incorporated.
- Cut the peppers in half and deseed.
- Stuff the peppers with the sausage and place into a casserole dish.
- Add the marinara sauce over the peppers.
- Add the cheese over top.
- Cover with foil, and bake at 400°F for 35 minutes.
- Uncover dish and bake for an additional 5-8 minutes, until cheese melts and bubbles.
- Serve hot. Enjoy!