Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Last summer I planted three banana pepper plants in my vegetable garden. My plants produced so many banana peppers I was busy creating new ways to cook and eat them. I canned banana peppers, and pickled and dried banana peppers. What I enjoyed the most was stuffing them for dinner. I made sweet stuffed banana peppers, hot and spicy stuffed banana peppers, and vegetable stuffed banana peppers. This recipe combines the hot, spicy, sweet, and nutty taste all into one.
Ingredients:
- 13 Mild or hot banana peppers
- 6 Vegan sausage links, cooked and chopped fine
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Onion, diced
- 6 Cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Cup water
- ½ Cup uncooked white or Jasmine rice
- 1 Tomato, diced
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, diced
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ½ Teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 Teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- ¼ Cup tomato puree
- ½ Cup raisins
- ½ Cup thin almond slivers
Prepare banana peppers:
- Cut ½ inch off top of banana peppers, save the tops
- Remove seeds and core using a long, thin knife
- Rinse banana peppers in water, removing all seeds
- Let dry on paper towel
Prepare rice stuffing:
- Cook vegan sausage links according to direction on the box, remove chop fine, set aside
- In large, skillet, heat oil, medium, high heat
- Add onions and garlic, sauté until tender
- Add ½ cup water, rice, diced tomatoes, parsley, salt, dill weed, Tabasco sauce, raisins, and almonds
- Bring to boil, stirring continuously
- Reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes until rice is cooked, add water if needed
- Stir in vegan sausage
- Remove from stove
Prepare stuffed banana peppers
- Cut two banana peppers lengthwise
- In long glass baking dish line the two sides with banana peppers
- Stuff the remaining nine banana peppers with rice stuffing, replace tops
- Arrange the banana peppers in glass baking dish, propping against the sides of baking dish
- Mix ½ cup water with tomato puree, mix well
- Pour over top of banana peppers, coat evenly
- Cover baking dish with aluminum foil
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
- Serve hot with salad, vegetable, and hot buttered bread
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What a dream come true hot spicy banana peppers and they look so good
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An amazing recipe for stuffed banana peppers. I do have to try this one soon. I was planning on planting a few plants this summer. I am not sure how many to plant. You said you planted 3 and had too many banana peppers. I might consider just one plant after reading your introduction. Thank you for the great recipe looks delicious.
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Wow amazing and sure worth making tonight for dinner
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Sounds devine.