Sausage Stuffed Banana Peppers.
You can have Sausage Stuffed Banana Peppers using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Sausage Stuffed Banana Peppers
- It's 8 of Banana Peppers (Depending on size).
- You need 1 lb of Ground Hot or Sweet Italian Sausage.
- Prepare 1 cup of Ritz Crackers, Crushed.
- It's 1/2 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese.
- You need 1 tbsp of Garlic, Minced.
- Prepare 1/8 tsp of Black Pepper.
- It's 2 tbsp of Butter, melted.
- It's 1/2 cup of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil.
- You need 1 of Tomato Sauce (Your Choice).
- You need 1 of Garlic Powder (To Finish).
Sausage Stuffed Banana Peppers step by step
- Wash your peppers and slice a slit from the top of the pepper to the bottom. Don't cut of the top or bottom of pepper! Remove the seeds..
- Brown sausage with galic and black pepper..
- Crush crackers into fine crumbs. I use a large freezer bag and a rolling pin. Add Parmesan cheese and mix well..
- When sausage is cooked, drain and mix with cracker mixture. Add melted butter until JUST MOIST!.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Pour olive oil, coating evenly, the bottom of your baking dish. Stuff the peppers and place them in your baking dish. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and a sprinkle of garlic powder..
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until peppers are nice and tender..
- Spoon heated tomato sauce over peppers and top with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy! Serve with your favorite pasta or as a delicious appetizer..