I had posted
a recipe a while back for Mexican inspired stuffed peppers and at the time did not
have any photos to show for the steps. Well, I made these again and this time I
remembered the camera! So here is a step-by-step guide to making the stuffed
peppers. They were just as delicious as the first time I made them!
Ingredient
list:
1 1/2 lb
ground beef
6 green bell peppers
1 - Knorr
Taco Rice packet
2- 10oz cans
of enchilada sauce
Approx. 1/4
cup diced green onions
8 oz pkg of
Mexican blend shredded cheese or shredded quesadilla (white) cheese
Prep-work
and ingredient info:
You want
peppers with at least four curves at the bottom; I'm sure there is a technical
name for that part but I don't know it. This gives the pepper a wider and more
level base.
I had about
1/2 of 2nd can of enchilada sauce leftover. I warmed it up and offered it as a
garnish if someone wanted extra sauce.
Include some
green ends of onions in your mix and extra ends for garnish.
If you do
not want to pre-boil your peppers you will need to increase your cooking time
to about 45 minutes.
Most of the
recipes said to cover the peppers with foil while baking. I didn’t cover mine
and they did just fine.
Clean out your peppers
Bring about
6 cups of water to boil in large pot
Blanch the
peppers for 5 min
Remove and
set aside to cool
Cook rice
according to package.
Brown and
drain beef while rice is cooking.
Add your onion to the meat
Then add one to one and a half cans of the
enchilada sauce
Next add the cooked rice
Bring mixture just to
a boil then simmer for about 5-6 minutes or until sauce thickens.
Spray 9x11
glass baking dish lightly with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
Stuff peppers to rims and place in oven uncovered for 20-25min.
Remove peppers and
top with a good helping of cheese; place back in oven uncovered for 5-7 min
until cheese is melted.
Garnish with
a bit of finely diced green part of onions if you like.
Refrigerate
any left over’s.
Hope you all
enjoy and I would love to hear feed back or if you have any questions just post
them in the comments.
God Bless!
