Jalapenos Stuffed with Sausage & Cheese

By Pollin

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb mild Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 cup grated teleme cheese
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, coarsely ground
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
• Salt
• 12 large jalapeno chiles, halved lengthwise and seeded

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

Crumble the sausage in a bowl. Add the cheese, fennel seeds, and parsley and season with salt. Stir to combine. Set aside.

Season the jalapenos with salt and spoon about 1 Tbsp of the sausage mixture into each half.

Arrange the jalapenos in a single layer on a baking sheet, stuffed side up, and bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Serve right away.