Sausage-Stuffed Grilled Sweet Peppers
These little sausage-stuffed grilled sweet peppers are like popcorn. You just keep popping them into your mouth.
Servings 8
Calories 232kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound mini sweet bell peppers
- 1 pound ground Italian Sausage
- ½ Vidalia onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium tomato seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flake or much more
- ¼ cup Italian cheese blend shredded
Instructions
- Soak some bamboo skewers in water.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add peppers and boil for 3 minutes.
- Drain peppers and place into an ice bath for 5 minutes.
- Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds.
- Crumble sausage into a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook until nearly done.
- Add onion, garlic, tomato, basil, oregano and pepper.
- Stir and cook until onions are softened.
- Remove from heat. Stir in the cheese. Let cool for 5 minutes.
- Fill peppers with the sausage mixture.
- Skewer and place over direct heat on a grill for 3-5 minutes.
- Flip and grill another 3-5 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Use spicy sausage for a little kick.
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 430mg | Potassium: 321mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 418IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg