- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 (24 ounce) carton ricotta cheese
- 1 cup diced stick pepperoni
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 20 hot banana peppers, tops and seeds removed, or more to taste
- 1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce, or more to taste
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Mix cooked sausage, 4 cups mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, pepperoni, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic powder, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Stuff each pepper with cheese mixture.
- Cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 cup spaghetti sauce. Add stuffed peppers, stacking them if needed. Cover with remaining sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese and any remaining cheese mixture. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and fragrant, at least 1 hour.
10/07/2019
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jackie's stuffed hot banana peppers, recipe
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