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Default What To Serve With Stuffed Peppers?

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:34:49 -0600, "Pete C." >
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>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>> I've got 6 nice red bell peppers and a bunch of bulk Italian sausage I
>> made. I'm googling the pepper recipes but I'm not sure what else to
>> make. I can make some bread and I've got stuff for a fresh salad.
>> I've got a package of gnocchi and several types of pasta. I can use
>> store bought spaghetti sauce or make a gorgonzola sauce. Or use the
>> gorgonzola in the peppers and use the store stuff for pasta.
>>
>> I'm kinda overwhelmed and cornfuzed. What's usually served with
>> stuffed peppers? Is stuffed peppers even an Italian dish or is it an
>> American thing?
>>
>> Louise turns 29 today and I'd like to make a nice meal for her.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Lou

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>Since stuffed peppers typically include vegetable, meat and grain all in
>one, they are really rather complete by themselves. A side of pasta
>would tend to compete with rice in the stuffing as a starch. A salad
>would be a bit redundant with whole peppers. Possibly a soup and some
>good bread as the only sides?


Thanks to you and everyone else who responded. Seems bread is the
winner so I've got a loaf going and I'm going to make a gorgonzola
sauce. Should be a nice simple dinner.

Thanks to all.

Lou