Turkey Sausage Stuffed Hot Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground turkey, seasoned with country sausage or 1 lb. ready made turkey sausage
2 c. grated Monterey Jack cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1/2 c. diced onion
1 c. flour
4 eggs, beaten
12 hot banana peppers
1 (16 oz.) jar salsa

Preparation

Combine sausage, 1 cup cheese, chili powder and onion; mix well.
Make a slit in each pepper from end to end; remove veins and seeds.
Fill peppers with sausage mixture and press slit together. Dip peppers in egg, then in flour and egg again.
Place on baking sheet and bake in preheated 400\u00b0 oven for about 25 minutes until sausage is done.
Transfer peppers to baking dish and top with salsa, then sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Return to oven for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.