PrintSimple Stuffed Banana Peppers
Easy stuffed banana peppers with your choice of filling, perfect for a weeknight family meal. Choose oven or slow cooker methods.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes (oven) or 2-6 hours (slow cooker)
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes (oven) or 2-6 hours 20 minutes (slow cooker)
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking, Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 12–15 banana peppers
- 1 lb ground beef, sausage, or a mix
- 1 cup ricotta cheese or cream cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) or prepare your slow cooker.
- Cut banana peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membranes.
- In a bowl, combine ground meat, ricotta or cream cheese, mozzarella, Parmesan, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well.
- Stuff the pepper halves with the meat mixture.
- For oven: Place stuffed peppers in a baking dish. Pour tomato sauce over the top. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until peppers are tender and filling is cooked through.
- For slow cooker: Place stuffed peppers in the slow cooker. Pour tomato sauce over the top. Cook on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 2-3 hours, until peppers are tender.
Notes
- Adjust spice level by adding red pepper flakes to the filling.
- For a cheesier pepper, add more mozzarella or your favorite cheese on top before baking.
- Serve with a side salad or crusty bread.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 stuffed pepper halves
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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