Savory Stuffed Onions, Mushrooms, Sausage and Bell Peppers

These are a great side dish for a BBQ and substantial enough for a summer meal. This is for the oven but feel free to cook these in foil on the grill. (Note: Onions may be a bit firm. If you wish, precook the slices a bit or cook separately and bake a little longer.)

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 42

Ingredients

• 24  mushroom caps
• 3  large sweet onions, sliced 1/4 in thick
• 3 -4  sweet peppers or 3 -4  hot peppers, halved horizontally & seeded
• 1  cup  grated parmesan cheese (optional) or 1  cup romano cheese (optional)
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 3 -5  tablespoons  melted butter
• 1  cup bulk sausage
• 1⁄2 cup celery
• 1  cup onion
•  oregano
•  basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
•  salt
•  pepper, to taste

• Basic stuffing

• 3  cups  Italian style breadcrumbs
• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  cups  grated parmesan cheese or 2  cups romano cheese
• 1  tablespoon garlic powder
• 2  beaten eggs
•  water, enough to moisten

Directions

1. Divide stuffing into three bowls.
2. In three small fry pans: Brown a cup of favorite sausage and drain on paper toweling.
3. Sauté a cup of minced onion in butter or cooking spray.
4. Sauté a ½ cup of minced celery in a bit of butter or cooking spray.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Stuffed Peppers: Add browned sausage, 1/3 cup sautéed onions, ½ tsp oregano and/or dried basil to 1/3 stuffing mixture.
7. Add 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened.
8. Mix well and stuff pepper halves.
9. Place on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until stuffing is lightly brown and bubbly.
10. Stuffed Onions: Brush onions with olive oil.
11. Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, ½ cup sautéed celery, ½ tsp poultry seasoning to 1/3 stuffing mix.
12. Top onion slices with a mound of stuffing and place on a baking sheet.
13. Drizzle a bit of butter on top and sprinkle w/ grated cheese.
14. Bake 20-25 minutes.
15. Stuffed mushrooms: Remove stems from mushrooms.
16. Chop stems fine.
17. Coat mushroom caps with oil and set aside.
18. Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, and chopped mushroom stems to stuffing mixture.
19. Stuff caps with mixture.
20. Place mushrooms on baking sheet.
21. Drizzle tops with a bit of butter and a sprinkle of grated cheese.
22. Bake 20-25 minutes.