BOB'S STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

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This is an awesome recipe that I found on the internet and then again when cleaning out my recipe files a year later. Sure glad I found it!

Provided by Spankie

Categories     Pork

Time 2h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

8 banana peppers
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil or 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
1 egg
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 lb bulk hot Italian sausage
1 lb bulk Italian sausage (mild or sweet)
1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs

Steps:

  • Cut tops off the peppers, and remove ribs and seeds. Chop edible portions of tops; set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add peppers, reduce heat, and simmer until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  • Heat butter in a medium skillet. Saute reserved chopped pepper, onion and celery until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and garlic. Season with basil, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, Worcestershire sauce and Parmesan. Mix in hot sausage, mild sausage, bread crumbs and 1 cup of the tomato sauce mixture.
  • Using a piping bag or sausage stuffer, fill each pepper with the meat mixture. Please in a 3 quart casserole dish and pour remaining tomato sauce mixture over peppers.
  • Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 1 hour.
  • You can also place the stuffed peppers upright in a crockpot or slow cooker, cover with tomato sauce and cover; cook on high or low heat depending on the time available, until tomato mixture is boiling and meat is cooked through.

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