I love experimenting with stuffed peppers, especially bite size mini's! This colorful finger food is great to serve for any summer time party, but I particularly like to serve them during the 4th of July celebrations. There is something about the explosive flavor and bright colors that makes this the perfect holiday treat.
- Ryker Suicide
Ingredients
7 jalapenos, halved lengthwise and seeded/deveined
7 serranos, halved lengthwise and seeded/deveined
7 banana peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded/deveined
1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
16 oz pancetta, diced
1/2 orange bell pepper, minced
1/4 cup red onion, minced
3 TBS minced garlic
2 cups cream cheese
1/2 Parmesan plus more for garnish
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
Salt/pepper
1/4 bread crumbs
Olive oil for roasting
Directions:
1. Set oven to 350 degrees and roast peppers until soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
2. In a small pan sauté 1/3 of your onion/bell pepper/garlic until soft. Add pancetta and allow to brown. Remove from pan and allow to cool at room temp.
3. In a medium pan crumble and sauté sausage. Once cooked add the rest of your onion/bell pepper/garlic and cook until soft. Remove from pan and allow to cool to room temp.
4. Take pancetta mixture and mix with 2/3 cup of cream cheese. Add 1/8 cup of parsley, and salt/pepper to taste. Add 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Mix well and fill banana peppers. Sprinkle with parmesan and bread crumbs.
5. Take sausage mixture and add remaining cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, and parsley. Salt/pepper to taste. Mix well and fill remaining jalapenos/serranos. Sprinkle with Parmesan and bread crumbs.
6. Broil until cheese is melted/browning. Remove and serve!
Ryker
SUICIDEGIRL
Maryland, USA
JUN 29, 2012 07:02 AM