STUFFED HOT PEPPERS

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Hungarian hot peppers stuffed with a cream cheese mixture and Italian sausage.

Provided by Russ

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

⅓ cup ground Italian sausage
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¾ tablespoon garlic salt
3 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
⅓ cup Italian-style dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 Hungarian hot peppers, cored and seeded

Steps:

Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, mix together the sausage, cream cheese, garlic salt, Romano cheese, oregano, basil, bread crumbs and olive oil.
Stuff the peppers with the sausage mixture. Place on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until the stuffing is lightly brown and bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.1 g, Cholesterol 54.4 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 10.6 g, Sodium 1041.3 mg, Sugar 0.5 g