Three Cheese Stuffed Banana Peppers

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 474.7
  • Total Fat: 27.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 55.9 mg
  • Sodium: 1,540.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.7 g
  • Protein: 30.6 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Three Cheese Stuffed Banana Peppers calories by ingredient


Introduction

An rich alternative to using sausage An rich alternative to using sausage
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
    1 cup crumbled feta/goat cheese
    1/2 - 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
    10-12 banana peppers (depending on size)
    1 (26 oz) jar Ragu, chunky Pasta Sauce (Tomato, Garlic & Onion )

Directions

Prehead oven to 375
Mix the 3 cheeses in medium-sized bowl
Prepare the peppers by cutting off tops and carefully scraping out the seeds with a knife (try not to poke holes in the peppers or your fingers)
Stuff each peppers with mixture, using the end of a spoon or your finger - pack peppers tightly
Determine which size baking pan to use to allow all peppers to lie in single layer
Pour a small amount of the sauce to cover bottom of pan
Arrange pepper in baking pan
Sprinkle any left over cheese mixture on the top
Pour the remaining sauce on top of the peppers, coving them completely.
Cover
Bake 30-40 minutes or until the peppers are soft and the sauce is nice and bubbly
(may be longer for large or thick fleshed peppers)

Serve alone, or with spaghetti or other pasta. This recipe is based on serving alone - no pasta was used in the calculations.

Serves 4 with 3 peppers apiece

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COLLINSLG.