Sausage Alfredo Stuffed Peppers Recipes

SAUSAGE ALFREDO STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, mushrooms, garlic, and salt until onion is slightly translucent and softened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Cook and stir sausage in a separate skillet over medium heat, breaking into crumbles, until browned, about 10 minutes. Add bacon, Neufchatel cheese, and sour cream; stir to combine. Add mushroom mixture to sausage mixture, reserving about 1/4 cup mushroom mixture. Season with garlic and herb seasoning, salt, and black pepper.
• Warm Alfredo sauce with the reserved mushroom mixture in a pan over medium-low heat, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stuff each bell pepper with sausage-mushroom mixture; place in the prepared baking dish. Top each bell pepper with Cheddar cheese; pour warmed Alfredo sauce over and around the bell peppers. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bell peppers are beginning to soften, about 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until cheese is melted, 10 to 20 more minutes.

SAUSAGE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut off the top quarter of each bell pepper and reserve. Scoop the seeds and veins out from the inside of each pepper and discard. Set bell pepper shells aside. Remove and discard the stems from each bell pepper top. Dice enough of the bell pepper tops to make 1/2 cup. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, crumble and brown the sausage until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Add the onions, 1/2 cup diced bell pepper, and the celery. Saute for 4 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the rice and mix well. Season with salt, pepper and Essence. Cook for about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the green onions and parsley. Season the insides of the bell pepper shells with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the rice mixture into the bell peppers.
• In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs and cheese. Season with a pinch of Essence and mix well. Sprinkle the crust over each pepper. Top each crust with 1 teaspoon of butter and place the peppers into an 8-inch baking dish or pan. Add just enough water to cover the bottom, about 1/3 cup. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the tops are crusty and brown and warmed through. Serve hot.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

SAUSAGE & PEPPERS PENNE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Slice sausage into 3/4 inch slices.
• Cut onions and peppers in to thin strips (julienne slices).
• Mince 3 to 4 cloves of garlic or measure out 1 Tbsp of pre-minced garlic.
• Chop basil into small strips (about 1 inch in length).
• Prepare pasta based on packaged instructions.
• Fry sausage in oil over medium-high heat until all pieces have turned brown.
• Add peppers and onions, season with salt and pepper to taste, and fry with sausage for 2 minutes.
• Add garlic and fry for 1 more minute.
• Dust the mixture with 2 Tbsp of flour (this step is optional, and will create a thicker sauce) and stir for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and stir mixture for about 30 seconds.
• Turn heat down to medium-low and add cream. Stir to combine.
• Slowly bring cream to a boil and let simmer for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Add Parmesan cheese and stir until cheese is melted into mixture.
• Garnish with fresh basil and serve over pasta.