Peppers Stuffed with Sausage and Cream Cheese

With a tasty Italian sausage and cream cheese filling, these stuffed Cubanelle peppers topped with pasta sauce and Parmesan cheese are a great choice for a weeknight dinner.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 509 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 4 large Cubanelle peppers, stemmed and seeded
• 1 pound mild Italian pork sausage
• 0.25 cup pasta sauce, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Drop peppers into the boiling water. Turn heat off and let peppers soak until softened a bit, about 5 minutes. Remove peppers and set aside until cool enough to handle.

Step 3

Mix sausage and cream cheese thoroughly in a bowl. Fill peppers with sausage mixture and place on the prepared baking sheet. Roll any extra sausage mixture into meatballs and place next to the stuffed peppers. Spoon pasta sauce over peppers and meatballs and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until sausage mixture starts to turn golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 35 minutes.