Boudin Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 8 green bell peppers
• 6 links boudin sausages
• 1 large hot house tomato, diced
• 4 quarts water
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• black pepper
• 8 slices monterey jack pepper cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large pot, add salt to the water. cover pot and heat water over medium high to high heat and bring to a boil. place the boudin in a baking dish and place in the oven to warm for 10 minutes (or heat in a microwave for 2 minutes).
• 3 while water is heating, rinse, cut tops off and remove seeds from bell peppers. when the water has come to a boil, add peppers. return to a boil, stirring peppers, and boil for 3 minutes. using tongs, remove peppers from water, strain and season the insides with black pepper. remove water from heat and set aside.
• 4 cut casing of warmed boudin and removed filling. stuff peppers with the boudin. top each with about a tablespoon of diced tomatoes. place stuffed peppers in a baking dish, and add some of the boiled water to the dish. bake for 30 minutes. top each with a slice of cheese and bake for 5 more minutes.
• 5 yummy! (add about 220 calories to the nutritional analysis based on this recipe http://www.recipezaar.com/93882).