Savory Stuffed Onions, Mushrooms, Sausage and Bell Peppers |
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 42 |
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These are a great side dish for a BBQ and substantial enough for a summer meal. This is for the oven but feel free to cook these in foil on the grill. (Note: Onions may be a bit firm. If you wish, precook the slices a bit or cook separately and bake a little longer.) Ingredients:
24 mushroom caps |
3 large sweet onions, sliced 1/4 in thick |
3 -4 sweet peppers or 3 -4 hot peppers, halved horizontally & seeded |
1 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional) or 1 cup romano cheese (optional) |
8 ounces cream cheese |
3 -5 tablespoons melted butter |
1 cup bulk sausage |
1/2 cup celery |
1 cup onion |
oregano |
basil |
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning |
salt |
pepper, to taste |
3 cups italian style breadcrumbs |
3 tablespoons olive oil |
2 cups grated parmesan cheese or 2 cups romano cheese |
1 tablespoon garlic powder |
2 beaten eggs |
water, enough to moisten |
Directions:
1. Divide stuffing into three bowls.
2. In three small fry pans: Brown a cup of favorite sausage and drain on paper toweling.
3. Sauté a cup of minced onion in butter or cooking spray.
4. Sauté a 1/2 cup of minced celery in a bit of butter or cooking spray.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Stuffed Peppers: Add browned sausage, 1/3 cup sautéed onions, 1/2 tsp oregano and/or dried basil to 1/3 stuffing mixture.
7. Add 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened.
8. Mix well and stuff pepper halves.
9. Place on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until stuffing is lightly brown and bubbly.
10. Stuffed Onions: Brush onions with olive oil.
11. Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, 1/2 cup sautéed celery, 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning to 1/3 stuffing mix.
12. Top onion slices with a mound of stuffing and place on a baking sheet.
13. Drizzle a bit of butter on top and sprinkle w/ grated cheese.
14. Bake 20-25 minutes.
15. Stuffed mushrooms: Remove stems from mushrooms.
16. Chop stems fine.
17. Coat mushroom caps with oil and set aside.
18. Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, and chopped mushroom stems to stuffing mixture.
19. Stuff caps with mixture.
20. Place mushrooms on baking sheet.
21. Drizzle tops with a bit of butter and a sprinkle of grated cheese.
22. Bake 20-25 minutes.
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