baked eggs in stuffed peppers.

makes 6 servings     ( as you will see i made 4 so i cut the amounts down just a bit)

3 sweet bell peppers, red, orange and yellow
2 T. butter
1 t. olive oil
1/2 cup onion diced
1 can of hash (or you can make your own)
kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
2 T. ricotta cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
6 eggs
2 cups prepared marinara sauce

preheat oven to 400 degrees

cut peppers in half and remove ribs and seeds. place cut side up in a microwave bowl
add 1/3 c water to bowl.  sprinkle peppers with kosher salt and cover with plastic wrap. 
microwave on high for 5 minutes.  remove and set aside.
heat large skillet over medium heat add butter and olive oil .  add garlic and cook for 1 minute
add onion and sauté for 2 -3 minutes.  add hash mixture to pan and heat through about 5 minutes.  remove from heat and stir in ricotta.  taste and season with salt and pepper.
pour marinara sauce on the bottom of a baking dish.  place peppers cut side up into dish. 
spoon 1/2 cup of hash mixture into each pepper.  carefully break egg into a small ramekin and slowly pour each egg into pepper being careful not to overflow egg. repeat with each remaining peppers.
season with salt and pepper and bake for 12 minutes or until whites of eggs are set. 
serve each pepper with sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

great for brunch.

love sent, xo