Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2007

Very good. I used Hot Hungarian Wax Peppers (sometimes called Hot Banana Peppers) instead. Also, to cut down on fat, I used turkey sausage. I cut the recipe for the filling in half and just used 1# of sausage. With the hot peppers, I found you did not need the hot sausage as well. I didn't have regular bread crumbs on hand so I used a mix of cut up wheat bread and Italian stuffing mix. I also added slices of Monterey Jack cheese over the peppers during the last 10 mins of cooking. Next time I will add a little more tomato sauce during the last 20 mins or so to make it a bit more moist. If in a time crunch, you can always use ready made spagetti sauce instead of making it yourself. Even with cutting the filling recipe in half, I still had some left over. If you use a cake decorating bag to stuff the peppers, use a rounded tip of some sort - this helps you get the filling all the way down into the bottom of the peppers if you have small to medium sized peppers.

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LoriFaye

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2007

perfect!!! my famiy loved them.!! will definately make again.. i did make some small changes. i mixed part italian bread crumbs and plain, added chopped mushrooms and an extra can of tomotoes but otherwise all the rest the same.. did have some leftover meat so i added shredded cheese to it and make a small meatloaf with tomato sauce on top.. it was all great!! thanks!! :)

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2007

This recipe is just delicious.

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2007

Last year, I planted what I thought were green bell peppers (they were mis-labeled). When these banana peppers grew (and I had lots!!!), I had to start searching for recipes. Decided to try this one. I made this recipe last year and just finished up the leftovers that were in the freezer. Very delicious!!! Anyway, this year I planted banana peppers on purpose so that I can make this dish again. I found that I had too much sausage mixture and used it to make meatballs, so this time I'll half the sausage.

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JILL M.

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2007

i made this about a year ago and forgot to get back and rate it. everyone loved it,and the sauce was the best.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2007

For a great variation, try using Cubanella peppers instead of Banana. They are bigger & easier to stuff and are mild if you don't like the heat of banana peppers.

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2006

Ok, I made a couple of changes: I couldn't find banana peppers at the store, so I used poblanos instead. I also used 8oz just spicy Italian sausage for 4 servings. Finally, 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time, I topped everything with a couple of slices of Swiss cheese. I took it out of the oven when the cheese was bubbly. Husband absolutely loved this. Awesome recipe, Lisa. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2006

I made this for a celebration of sorts. I followed previous reveiws and just picked an extra 10 banana peppers from the garden to stuff. All loved this... Had to direct family to the site.

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2006

I tried this recipe with sweet red peppers--AWESOME!!! the remaining meat i had left, I turned into a meatloaf--I have a feeling it will be AWSOME!!! I'll let ya know

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2006

Hubby liked it... I found it a bit dry after the baking. Added some zesty spag sauce I preheated in microwave and parmesan over top, baked in oven about 10 more minutes. Was good.

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2006

I was actually looking for a cheese based recipe for stuffing hot peppers when I saw this and decided to give it a try. DH was disappointed. He thought there should have been a beef/italian sausage mixture for better texture. I gave several to people at work and they happened to love them. I'm not a sausage eater so I didn't try them so I have to base by comments and reviews according to opinions. If anyone has a cheese-only recipe PLEASE post it!

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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2006

This is an excellent recipe. My husband and I both loved it. I made it with sausage that I get from my local sausage store named Serra's. They have a Serra's Special Sausage that is mild with lots of flavor. It is flavored with Garlic, Parsley, and Provolone Cheese. I mixed in jarred sauce, the bread crumbs and 1 egg. Then stuffed the HOT banana peppers accrding to the recipe. I poured some more of the sauce over the peppers, and also added diced plum tomatoes from my garden also to chunk up the sauce. Very Delicious and EASY to make. Thanks Bob.

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2006

Wow! This was great. I did change the recipe some. I used regular green peppers instead of the hot banana peppers and I didn't use any egg when mixing the meat. This is a definit keeper and way to impress the company!

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2006

I love spicy food and this sure was. almost a little to spicy. But I still loved it. I messed up and put 1 whole egg. And it still was fine. With the left over stuffing and there was a lot. I made meatballs and double the sauce and had meatball sandwichs. Thanx for the recipe

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2006

Thanks to all who have rated this recipe. We do use the HOT variety of peppers for this recipe and yes they are too hot for me but my hubby and neighbors love them hot. We buy the HOT hungarian wax peppers at the farmers market for these (by the case load I might add) As some of you already know, when you submit a recipe, allrecipes.com tests it and alters it to the way they find it will best perform. So if there is a lot of extra filling for the peppers, that is why. Again thanks to all that have tried and taken the time to review the recipe. Buono Mangia

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2006

Serached for a recipe to use the boat load of peppers from our garden--and this was it!!! Just wonderful! Husband keeps asking for this one again--as soon a I find banana peppers in the middle of winter!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2005

These were a little more time consuming, but worth it. Great to do on a Sunday afternoon watching football.

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2005

This was fantastic. I found some Gold, long peppers that worked great. As the others stated, there was plenty left over, I wanted to ensure the same flavor so I kept the recipe the same. However, we only had one brand of Italian sausage at our store and I knew how salty it was so I used a third each of the mild Italian, spicey Italian and regular ground pork (to mild the saltiness). With the brand of sausage I had it was still a little salty even though I reduced the salt almost to nothing so next time I will completely leave out the salt. The sauce was excelent and all of the flavors blended marvelously. This will be a keeper. Thank you!.

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2005

These were VERY spicy! And my husband and I love spicy food. We could hardly eat them. I wonder if I got the wrong kind of banana peppers. Are there sweet and spicy bananna pappers? We also had so much meat mixture left over. What a waste. I did try to make meatballs out of them. I think this recipe could work. I recemmend bell peppers and using only a pound of mild Italian sausage. The red sauce was very good. In fact I would double that part.

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2005

All i can say is WOW!!! This recipe is one of my favorites. I have now made this 3 times and my husband says hmmmmmm the whole time he is eatin them. Thanks so much for the recipe. This is a definite keeper.

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