Sausage stuffed peppers (again) and salad!

Just a quick blog to remind everyone to definitely take advantage of the summer season and the fresh peppers that are available.  As you have seen we tend to love our stuffed peppers.   I went back to my old stand bye after I bought Santa Fe chicken sausage and couldn't decide what else to do with them.

I did not have black beans and rice to stuff along with the sausage so I used shredded cheese and panko to hold together the mixture.

I personally prefer the black beans and rice but this worked just fine.  I still roasted in our small oven at 450 for ~45-50mins.  I served with cheese quesadillas and a salad.

A quick note about the salad.  We normally buy a lot of the Dole Chopped salad mixes as they are so easy to bring out and add on to any meal.  Yesterday, I was at Whole Food's shopping and they do not have salad kits.  I chose a romaine salad and decided to make my own from what I had around the house!

Don't be afraid to go against the norm when making a salad.  I went with what I thought would taste good to me and compliment the peppers.  I chose artichoke hearts, avocado and roasted garlic with a sun dried tomato & artichoke dressing (not pictured).  I have to say it was fantastic and I realized that I do not need to depend on the pre-made salad kits all the time!