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Spicy Sweet Pepper Poppers
bd.weld
"These poppers work perfectly as an appetizer or adapted as a main meal by using regular bell peppers. The spicy sausage mixture compliments the sweetness of the peppers and pairs well with a glass of chilled milk."
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Ingredients
1 h servings 110 calsOriginal recipe yields 15 servings (30 poppers)
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Directions
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Add Italian sausage and mushrooms; cook until meat is browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain.
- Place drained sausage mixture in a large mixing bowl along with tomato paste, tomato sauce, crushed red peppers, oregano, rosemary, black pepper, and thyme. Mix until well combined.
- Fill each pepper half with mixture and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
Footnotes
- Cook's Notes:
- Pair with a glass of chilled, organic whole milk.
- For a main meal, the meat mixture will fill 4 regular sized peppers. Additionally, the meat mixture freezes well.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 110 calories; 7.6 g fat; 5.6 g carbohydrates; 5.1 g protein; 12 mg cholesterol; 364 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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1/30/2017
Really great stuffing for the pepper. Next time I'm throwing it in rice and stuffing a bell pepper. Only change to ingredients was that I swapped out 1/3 of the mild sausage with hot sausage an...
1/2/2017
These were so tasty. I needed a cheeseless appetizer for NYE and this was it. I made as written and it made a great deal. I used Italian turkey sausage. These were spicy and sweet! :) I also o...
8/12/2016
We Loved these spicy poppers. Thanks BD Weld for the recipe. I will be making these pretty regularly for apps and parties. I had some parmesan cheese I needed to use up so I sprinkled a tiny bi...
12/18/2017
Yum, yum! At first I thought these were too spicy, but the sweetness of the little bell peppers seem to mellow the heat, a bit. I found myself going after another, and another...! This is suc...
10/9/2017
All I can say is, I made them for family and friends and now, I can't make enough fast enough. : ) I did pre bake the raw peppers after they were cut in halves. I baked them with the cut sid...
8/11/2016
These were tasty little morsels that were addicting. I bet you can't eat just one. If you love sausage, peppers and onions, you will love these.
3/23/2017
Made these for my husband for lunch today. He was having a bad day and these are right up his alley. I used spicy Italian sausage then topped them with a dab of sour cream and a little cilantro....
2/8/2017
Great snack/meal. I used regular size peppers and cut them into stuffable pieces. No ground sausage available , so bought some mild Italian sausage and cut off the casings. They even taste good ...