Peppers Stuffed with Polenta and Ricotta, Baked with Italian Sausage, Eggplant, Summer Squash and Tomato Sauce

Sweet, creamy polenta is enriched with Bennington, Vermont’s Maplebrook Farm Whole Milk Ricotta and fills garden fresh peppers. Nestled into a mixture of summer vegetables, spicy Italian sausage, and deeply flavored marinara sauce these peppers are a treat to serve friends or family. Perhaps some crusty bread to help sop up the sauce is all you need to accompany this one-dish meal. A spicy, full-bodied Shiraz would stand up to the range of deep flavors. Schooners of American India Pale Ale would play off the spicy notes of the sausage as well as the cheesy polenta. Continue reading