Sausage-Ricotta Potato Mash

We recently made a double batch of our Sausage-Ricotta Jalapeno Poppers recipe, but wound up with too much of our stuffing mixture. Never wanting to waste food, we experimented with the leftovers and created a tasty potato mash side dish. We'll have to bring this one into the regular rotation.

Sausage-Ricotta Potato Mash

Ingredients

• 2-3 medium sized white potatoes
• 1 jalapeno pepper, diced
• 2 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 ounces Italian sausage
• 1/4 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat a frying pan to medium heat and cook sausage thoroughly, about 7-8 minutes. Break apart and transfer to a mixing bowl. Allow to cool.
2. To mixing bowl, add jalapeno pepper, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, onion, chili powder and salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Stuff each jalapeno pepper with the sausage-cheese mixture.
4. Microwave your potatoes on the potato setting, about 10 minutes or so, until potatoes are soft enough to pierce through with a fork and soft in the middle.
5. Transfer to mixing bowl and mash with a fork until combined with other ingredients.
6. Serve!

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