Mini Grilled Stuffed Peppers Recipe with Sausage & Basil Recipe
Mini Peppers are stuffed with zesty turkey sausage, fresh mozzarella and basil, then cooked on the grill to make bite-sized appetizers.
When a recipe involves sausage, mini peppers, fresh mozzarella and the grill, I tend to think that it has everything going for it. I first became enamored by these mini sweet peppers when I skewered them in a Mixed Grill with Sausages, Mini Peppers & Zucchini. The colors are vibrant and the peppers are perfect little vessels to hold a variety of stuffings. This combination of sausage, cheese and basil happens to be low calorie and low in fat, thanks to the ingredients that I chose.
Both the peppers and the sausages came from Costco. I used 5th Street Grill Italian Turkey Sausages with Peppers & Onions, but use whichever sausages appeal to you. The 5th Street Grill sausages contain only 100 calories and 3.5g of fat per sausage link. And my family loves the flavor – a must for any recipe.
Here are a few variations:
- Sauteed, chopped mushrooms with fresh thyme
- Goat cheese, topped with panko breadcrumbs
- Cream cheese and crumbled bacon
- Black beans, Monterey jack cheese and salsa
- Chopped artichoke hearts and feta cheese
- Shredded Buffalo chicken and cheddar cheese
Recipe:
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
Grill the turkey sausage, about 4 minutes per side. Dice the sausage and place in a bowl.
Add the mozzarella to the sausage, along with half of the basil and the ground pepper.
Turn the grill to medium heat.
Cut the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the membranes and seeds. Place the peppers in a bowl and toss with the olive oil.
Fill each pepper with about 1 teaspoon of the sausage mixture. Place the stuffed peppers on the grill and cook until the peppers are beginning to soften and the cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes.
Garnish the peppers with the remaining basil. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Other grilled appetizers:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Grilled Zucchini Roll Recipe with Goat Cheese, Roasted Peppers & Capers
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Grilled Mushrooms with Smoked Paprika & Chive Dipping Sauce
- Half Baked Harvest’s Peach & Gorgonzola Grilled Polenta Rounds with Chipotle Honey
- Italian Chips’ Grilled Eggplant with Buffalo Mozzarella & Fresh Tomato
- A Bachelor & His Grill’s Mango & Chilli-Glazed Grilled Kauai Prawn
- Mini Grilled Stuffed Peppers Recipe with Sausage & Basil
- From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
- Ingredients
- 1 link flavored cooked turkey sausage
- 1 1/2 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, diced
- 6 large basil leaves, thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 12 mini bell peppers
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
Grill the turkey sausage, about 4 minutes per side. Dice the sausage and place in a bowl.
Add the mozzarella to the sausage, along with half of the basil and the ground pepper.
Turn the grill to medium heat.
Cut the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the membranes and seeds. Place the peppers in a bowl and toss with the olive oil.
Fill each pepper with about 1 teaspoon of the sausage mixture. Place the stuffed peppers on the grill and cook until the peppers are beginning to soften and the cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes.
Garnish the peppers with the remaining basil. Serve.
Notes
Calories 32.1 / Total Fat 1.3g / Saturated Fat 0.5g / Cholesterol 6.7mg / Sodium 61.5mg / Total Carbohydrates 2.8g / Fiber 1.1g / Sugar 1.3g / Protein 1.9g / WW (Old Points) 1 / WW (Points+) 1
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