Tired of boring stuffed green peppers? Try these baked jalapenos with a delicious cream cheese filling full of flavor! They are great as an appetizer or side.
Ingredients
- mild pork sausage: 1 pound
- Neufchatel cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, cubed)
- jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and: 15 piece (seeded, fresh)
- Parmesan cheese: 0.25 cup (grated)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
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Place a skillet over medium-high heat; add sausage and cook until brown; drain and return pan to heat. Stir the cream cheese into the sausage and cook until completely melted; remove from heat.
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Spoon equal portions of the sausage mixture into the jalapeno halves and arrange onto the prepared baking sheet; sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the peppers are soft and the tops are lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
