Ingredients

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Wearing rubber/plastic gloves, take a knife and chop off the top of the peppers and run the knife down one side of the pepper to create a slit.
3. Remove the rib and seeds; discard.
4. Cook peppers in boiling water for 7 minutes, then drain.
5. In a separate bowl, add the sausage, onion, spices, mozzarella, parmesan, egg, bread crumbs and 1/4 cup marinara sauce.
6. Gently mix to incorporate. If the mixture it too wet add more bread crumbs. You want the mixture more on the moist side. It should be semi-loose in structure.
7. Gently open up the pepper and stuff with the meat mixture slightly mounding.
8. Place each filled pepper in a 9x13 baking dish.
9. Add marinara sauce over top of the peppers
10. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes or when an inserted meat thermometer into the sausage reads 160-165F.
11. Remove foil and top with remaining cheese.
12. Bake uncovered for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.