STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

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Make and share this Stuffed Banana Peppers recipe from Food.com.

Provided by TishT

Categories     Pork

Time 2h30m

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 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
1 egg
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 lb hot Italian sausage
1 lb mild Italian sausage
1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs

Steps:

  • Cut off tops of peppers, and remove stuff inside& seeds.
  • Chop edible portions of tops; set aside.
  • Bring a 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 350F In a large mixing bowl, combine egg, 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, fill each pepper with the meat mixture.
  • Place in a 3 quart casserole dish, and pour remaining tomato sauce mixture over peppers.
  • Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 579.2, Fat 37.9, SaturatedFat 14.2, Cholesterol 104.3, Sodium 2542.9, Carbohydrate 30, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 7.7, Protein 29.9

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