Recipe information
Ingredients for - Jackie's Stuffed Hot Banana Peppers
4. Diced stick pepperoni - 1 cup
7. Fresh flat-leaf parsley - 2 tablespoons
10. Hot banana peppers, tops and seeds removed, or more to taste - 20
11. Spaghetti sauce, or more to taste - 1 (28 ounce) jar
How to cook deliciously - Jackie's Stuffed Hot Banana Peppers
1. Stage
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Stage
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.
3. Stage
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.
4. Stage
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.
5. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and fragrant, at least 1 hour.