Sausage And Cream Cheese Stuffed Peppers Campfire Appetizers

Sausage And Cream Cheese Stuffed Peppers by CampingForFoodies features a black cast iron Dutch oven set on a campfire grill grate. The pot is filled with red, yellow and orange mini bell peppers that are cut in half and stuffed with a creamy mixture of ground Italian pork sausage and cream cheese. The appetizers have been baked and are ready to be served.

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 35

Servings: Servings

Camping For Foodies Appetizer Camping Recipes: These mini stuffed peppers are cheesy, meaty and delicious. They are perfect when serving heavy appetizers.

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Ingredients

1/2 pound ground mild Italian sausage
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, diced
1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper, to taste
12 mini bell peppers, split in half lengthwise deseeded and deveined

Instructions

In cast iron skillet over medium heat, brown the Italian sausage.
Add garlic and onion, cook till softened.
Remove from heat and mix in cream cheese, cheddar cheese, salt and pepper.
Spoon cheese mixture in prepared peppers and place them in the bottom of a non-preheated 12-inch cast iron camp Dutch oven, then cover with lid.
Bake at approximately 350° until the stuffing is bubbly and peppers are softened, about 20-30 minutes. (see * Note)
Remove from heat, cool slightly and serve warm.

Notes

*NOTE: Place Dutch oven on grate over campfire coals and top with additional coals on Dutch oven lid. You are looking for approximately 350 degrees but the exact temperature is not important because you are just baking until the stuffing is bubbly and peppers are softened which should take about 20-30 minutes. If using a 12" Dutch oven, you'll need about 25 hot coals to maintain 350 degrees F (place 17 on top of the lid and 8 below the bottom of the oven.)

Dutch Oven Temperature Chart https://www.campingforfoodies.com/dutch-oven-temperature-chart/

About 10 minutes in, using a Dutch oven lid lifter, remove the lid to see if the bottom of the peppers are cooking faster than the top. If so, take some of the coals from below the oven and transfer them to the top. You are striving for a relatively even temperature when cooking this campfire appetizer.

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