Bob'S Stuffed Banana Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 banana peppers
    2 tablespoons butter
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    1/2 cup chopped celery
    1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
    1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 teaspoon dried basil
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
    1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
    1 egg
    1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    1 pound hot Italian sausage
    1 pound mild Italian sausage
    1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
Preparation
    Cut off tops of peppers, and remove ribs and seeds. Chop edible portions of tops; set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add peppers, reduce heat, and simmer until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
    Heat butter in a medium skillet. Saute reserved chopped pepper, onion and celery until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and garlic. Season with basil, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine egg, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, Worcestershire sauce and Parmesan. Mix in hot sausage, mild sausage, bread crumbs and 1 cup of the tomato sauce mixture.
    Using a piping bag or sausage stuffer, fill each pepper with the meat mixture. Place in a 3 quart casserole dish, and pour remaining tomato sauce mixture over peppers.
    Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 1 hour.

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