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!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. sweet mini peppers
- 8 oz. pork sausage
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- black pepper
- 1 tbsp. fresh chives (sliced)
- shredded parmesan cheese
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, leaving stems attached. Remove seeds and membranes to make room for stuffing.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.