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Spicy Pumpkin and Italian Sausage Stuffed Peppers

55 min
20 min prep
35 min cook

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
  • 1/3 cup Shallot, minced
  • 2 cups Fresh pumpkin, diced small
  • 1 lb Hot Italian sausage
  • 1/2 cup Garlic, Tomato & Chili Stir in Sauce
  • 4 Large red bell peppers, tops cut off, inside seeds scraped hollow
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated, plus more as needed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
  2. In a large sauté pan, add olive oil and allow to get hot. Add garlic, shallots, pumpkin, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir-fry for 5 to 6 minutes before adding sausage.
  3. Cook until pumpkin is just starting to get soft and sausage is cooked. Add stir in sauce toss to combine and remove from heat.
  4. Place hollowed out peppers onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Stuff each pepper with sausage and pumpkin mixture.
  5. Cover tops of each pepper with Parmesan cheese and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until peppers are just soft and cheese is melted.
  6. Allow to cool slightly before serving. Season to taste with salt and pepper as needed.
  7. Chef's Note: If peppers won't stand upright simply trim bottoms of peppers so they sit flat.

Nutrition

24gCarbs
37gFat
19gProtein

Nutrition Facts

4 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories510
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 37g
    • 57%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 10g
    • 50%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 50mg
    • 17%
  • Sodium
    • 790mg
    • 33%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 24g
    • 8%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 3g
  • Sugars
    • 9g
  • Protein
    • 19g
  • Vitamin C
    • 200%
  • Calcium
    • 25%
  • Iron
    • 15%
  • Vitamin A
    • 110%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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