Side dishes often stump me. I find myself in a side dish rut A LOT!! I decide on my main dish easily and then coming up with something to serve with it makes me crazy. I am always trying to find new and fun sides...ones that will go with anything, be healthy and tasty. I have seen the bags of mini sweet peppers for a while now and honestly...I'm not a big pepper fan but they are so cute. The mini things get me every time.
I decided that stuffing them would be a fabulous option. To make them you will need a dozen mini sweet peppers, 1/2 an onion chopped, 2 links of sweet italian sausage, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 1/2 bricks of softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and herbs of choice (I chose basil and parsley from my garden)...
I began my browning my sausage that I removed from the casing...
When it was cooked through I transfered it to a paper towel lines plate to remove an access fat...
I then cooked the onions in the same pan using a little added olive oil until they were translucent...
While the onions were cooking I removed the stem and seeds and cut my peppers in half...
Once the onions were cooked I added the sausage back to pan, along with the garlic and cream cheese. The heat from the pan will slightly melt the cream cheese so that you have a creamy consistancy...
Once I had everything incorporated well I added 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and the chopped herbs...
Using a teaspoon I filled each pepper with filling and topped with a little extra cheese...
Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 20 minutes or until the top is brown and bubbling...
Serve with your favorite grilled meat and a salad for a delicious meal. Sweet peppers-
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