Stuffed Sausage and Peppers Recipe
These easy stuffed sausage and peppers are made by placing mozzarella cheese inside sweet Italian sausage and baking them over sautéed peppers and onions in a flavorful tomato sauce and provolone cheese until hot and bubbly.
Ingredients
- 1.5 Pounds Italian Sausage Links
- 8 Sticks Mozzarella String Cheese
- 2.5 Cups Tomato Sauce
- 1 Small Green Bell Pepper, sliced thin
- 1 Small Orange Bell Pepper, sliced thin
- 1 Large Onion, sliced thin
- 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 6 Slices Provolone Cheese
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Line a 9x 13" inch baking dish with about 2 cups of tomato sauce
- Saute the sliced peppers and onion in a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Once the vegetables are soft, add the minced garlic and continue to cook them for another 1-2 minutes. Add the sauted peppers and onions to the baking dish and spread them out evenly on top of the sauce.
- Slice the middle of the sausage long ways but not completely through and add either a whole mozzarella cheese stick or half (depending on how big the sausage you're using is) to the center of the sausage. Wrap the sausage closed around the mozzarella stick and place them on top of the bed of sausage and peppers seam side up.
- Drizzle the top with the rest of the sauce and cover the sausages with provolone cheese.
- Tightly cover the baking dish with foil and place it into the center rack of the oven for 45 minutes or until the sausage is cooked all the way through. Let it sit for 5 minutes before serving and enjoy.