These Sausage Stuffed Mini Peppers are the best appetizer for any occasion! A delicious combination of cream cheese, hot Italian sausage, sour cream, and Colby jack cheese stuffed in a bite sized pepper and baked to perfection… they’re gooey, flavorful, and so easy to make!
Appetizers. They’re one of those things you can never have too many recipes for… am I right? Especially EASY, DELICIOUS recipes that everyone will LOVE.
Well, these Mini Stuffed Peppers are exactly that. They’re insanely easy to make – with just 6 ingredients – and seriously packed with the most amazing flavor. (I give all the credit to the hot Italian sausage!) And best of all… everyone who tries them instantly falls in love.
Honestly? I can’t blame them. What’s NOT to love about a 6 ingredient appetizer recipe that comes together in 15 minutes or less and has just the right amount of creamy, cheesy, and spicy to satisfy everyone in the room!?
They’re the perfect little bites for parties, game days, holidays, or late night snacks. Bet you can’t pop just one!
Ingredients
- 12 mini peppers
- 1/2 pound hot Italian sausage
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
Instructions
Cut the peppers – cut the peppers in half lengthwise, leaving the stems on. Scoop out the seeds and membrane.
Prepare the filling – brown and crumble the sausage in a medium skillet. Add cream cheese, sour cream, and half of the shredded cheese and heat until cheeses are melted.
Stuff the peppers – spoon the filling into the pepper halves, filling them completely. Arrange in a shallow baking dish; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake – bake the peppers at 350° for 20 minutes.
Garnish – garnish with sliced green onions and fresh cracked pepper.
Recipe variations
- Use sweet Italian sausage instead of hot
- Substitute bacon for the sausage
- Add red pepper flakes to the filling
- Use any kind of shredded cheese (monterey jack, mozzarella, provolone, cheddar)
- Add fresh minced garlic or garlic powder to the filling
- Add sliced green onions to the filling
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Sausage Stuffed Mini Peppers
Ingredients
- 12 mini peppers
- 1/2 pound hot Italian sausage
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese divided
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Cut the peppers in half lengthwise, leaving the stems on. Scoop out the seeds and membrane.
- Brown and crumble the sausage in a medium skillet. Add cream cheese, sour cream, and half of the shredded cheese and heat until cheeses are melted.
- Spoon the filling into the pepper halves, filling them completely. Arrange in a shallow baking dish; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake the peppers at 350° for 20 minutes.
- Garnish with sliced green onions and fresh cracked pepper.
Notes
- Use sweet Italian sausage instead of hot
- Substitute bacon for the sausage
- Add red pepper flakes to the filling
- Use any kind of shredded cheese (monterey jack, mozzarella, provolone, cheddar)
- Add fresh minced garlic or garlic powder to the filling
- Add sliced green onions to the filling