Sausage Stuffed Sweet Mini Peppers
Sausage Stuffed Sweet Mini Peppers are the perfect appetizer to put out at your next party. Loaded with cream cheese, sausage, garlic, and chives, these bite-size peppers have something for everyone!
Equipment
- sheet pan
- Mixing bowl
- skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb. sweet mini peppers
- 8 oz. pork sausage
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- black pepper
- 1 tbsp. fresh chives sliced
- parmesan cheese grated or shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, leaving stems attached. Remove seeds and membranes to make room for stuffing.
- Cook sausage in a pan for a minute or two, breaking it up into small crumbles, then add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Continue cooking until sausage is cooked through.
- Add sausage/garlic mixture to softened cream cheese in a medium bowl. Add black pepper and chives and mix thoroughly. Spoon sausage/cream cheese mixture into the pepper halves. Sprinkle the tops with a little parmesan cheese and bake for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
- 1 lb. of sweet mini peppers is approximately 15-20 peppers (depending on how big they are), which equals 30-40 stuffed mini peppers
- If you're looking for a spicier version, double or triple the amount of crushed red pepper flakes and/or add some cayenne pepper to the filling.
- You can use 4 oz. of cream cheese instead of 8 oz, but there will be a little less filling and the peppers will be a little meatier. Still delicious.
- This post was updated with new photos on 5/13/2024
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