Stuffed Peppers with Polenta & Sausage

Stuffed Peppers with Polenta & Sausage

This sounds really good, nice use of the polenta. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 3 red bell peppers
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 350 grams Italian sausage, OR make from a shortcut
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, fresh or from powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C. Microwave the bell peppers on High for 2 minutes to soften slightly. Cut bell peppers in half, lengthwise. Remove seeds and membranes, leave the stem intact for visual purpose.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage to skillet and cook 4 minutes, stirring to break into small pieces. Add onion to skillet, stirring occasionally, until sausage is cooked and onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Remove sausage mixture from pan.
  • Add cornmeal to the same skillet cook 1 minute, stirring constantly then add broth, milk, and 3/4 teaspoon of the salt, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Stir in parsley, sausage, and half of the cheese. Divide mixture evenly among bell pepper halves. Place side by side on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is browned and the peppers are tender.
  • While the peppers are cooking, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, black pepper, and remaining salt in a medium bowl, add the tomatoes and basil, toss to coat. Serve over peppers with bread or a salad on the side for a complete meal.

Notes

For the sausage, this is based on making it yourself (takes just minutes) and would only cost about 40 Baht. Figure about 60 Baht for the cheese. For 6 servings, this is about 49 cents per serving.
Variant: Use 3 links of Italian sausage, hot or mild, remove the casing and break up when you cook them.
Shortcut: Italian Sausage.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.

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