Italian Sausage Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers are easy to make and customize depending on what you are craving. These stuffed peppers were filled with ground Italian sausage and the pepper tops as well as some marinara sauce topped with shredded Italian cheeses.

Ingredients:

6 bell peppers tops and stems removed

1 pound ground Italian sausage

1 cup marinara sauce

1 cup shredded Italian cheese

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning blend

Olive oil spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Arrange bell peppers in a 9×13 dish standing up. Spray with olive oil spray and sprinkle Italian seasoning in the base of each pepper.
3. Cover peppers with aluminum foil and bake for 20-25 minutes to soften.
4. Meanwhile cook the sausage over medium heat stirring often to break up.  Drain fat once the sausage is lightly browned.
5. Add the chopped pepper tops and marinara sauce to the sausage and mix to combine.
6. Divide the sausage filling among the 6 peppers and top with shredded cheese.
7. If baking immediately cover lightly with aluminum foil and bake for another 20-25 minutes. If prepping in advance and refrigerating bake for 45 minutes.
8. Remove foil the last 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
9. Enjoy!