Ingredients Healthy Vegetable Recipes Healthy Pepper Recipes Healthy Stuffed Pepper Recipes Stuffed Banana Peppers 5.0 (1) 1 Review These stuffed banana peppers are filled with spicy sausage, tender spinach and Pecorino Romano cheese, with zippy chopped hot cherry peppers to sharpen the flavor. A layer of tomato sauce at the bottom adds a hint of sweetness. If you want to tame the heat, use sweet Italian turkey sausage in place of hot. By Liz Mervosh Liz Mervosh Elizabeth Mervosh is a recipe tester and developer for Dotdash Meredith Food Studios in Birmingham, Alabama. She creates and fine-tunes recipes for brands including Southern Living, Real Simple, Food & Wine, People and EatingWell. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 19, 2023 Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Emily Lachtrupp is a registered dietitian experienced in nutritional counseling, recipe analysis and meal plans. 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Meet the EatingWell Test Kitchen Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Styling / Ruth Blackburn Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Servings: 8 Nutrition Profile: Low-Carb Nut-Free Soy-Free Egg-Free Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed 8 ounces sweet or hot Italian turkey sausage (2 links), casings removed ⅓ cup stemmed, seeded and chopped pickled hot cherry peppers ⅓ cup thinly sliced fresh basil, plus basil leaves for garnish 3 tablespoons whole-wheat panko 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic ⅔ cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese, divided 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 8 medium fresh banana peppers (1 1/2 lbs.) Directions Position oven rack 8 inches from heat source; preheat to 350°F. Spread tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch broiler-safe baking dish. Squeeze spinach over the sink to remove as much liquid as possible. Transfer to a medium bowl; pull apart clumps. Add sausage, cherry peppers, basil, panko, garlic, 1/3 cup cheese and 1 tablespoon oil; mix well with your hands. Trim and discard tops from banana peppers. Cut a lengthwise slit into each pepper; do not cut all the way through. Remove and discard seeds. Stuff the peppers evenly with the sausage mixture (about 3 tablespoons each). Arrange the peppers, slits-down, in the prepared baking dish. Drizzle evenly with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Cover the baking dish tightly with a double layer of foil. Bake until the peppers are tender, 45 to 50 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining 1/3 cup cheese. Set oven to broil; broil until the cheese is melted and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with basil leaves, if desired. Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, November 2021; updated March 2023 Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 169 Calories 11g Fat 11g Carbs 9g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Serving Size 1 stuffed pepper Calories 169 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 11g 4% Dietary Fiber 5g 18% Total Sugars 5g Protein 9g 18% Total Fat 11g 14% Saturated Fat 3g 15% Cholesterol 24mg 8% Vitamin A 4751IU 95% Sodium 377mg 16% Potassium 395mg 8% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. 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