Stuffed Peppers w/ Sweet Italian Sausage

These can be used as a 1st course or as a main course. Oscar and I have made these w/ ground beef too and they're delicious. Choose whatever type of peppers you like best or a variety for color & presentation.

Ingredients
3 Italian Sweet Sausage Links
Green, Red &/or Yellow Peppers (6 total)
1 egg
parsley (opt'l)
bread crumbs (about 1/2-1 C, to your taste)
marinara sauce (about 1/2-1 C, to your taste)
parmesan cheese, grated
pine nuts, toasted (opt'l)


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Cut off the tops of the peppers, de-seed, rinse and dry them. Poke holes in the bottom of each w/a fork.
2. Remove casings from sausage and saute meat with onion & garlic in 1T of olive oil. Breaking up w/ a wooden spoon until the crumbles are brown. Set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine a beat egg, some parsley (opt'l), bread crumbs, marinara sauce & the sausage.
4. Spoon the mixture into the peppers and place them on a baking dish, then top w/. more sauce (toasted pine nuts & parmesan = optional).
5. Bake until the tops are brown, about 30 minutes