Chorizo Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Description

Delicious and easy! Poblanos seemed like a logical choice for kicking stuffed peppers up a notch. We were amazed by how well these turned out. Give them a try! Recipe could easily be doubled or tripled as needed.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • ¾ pound bulk chorizo sausage
  • ½ cup cooked rice
  • ¼ cup diced onion
  • ¼ cup taco sauce
  • ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 poblano peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 2 tablespoons taco sauce, or to taste
  • ¼ cup water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chorizo in hot oil until completely browned and broken into small pieces
  3. 7 to 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; stir rice
  4. onion
  5. 1/4 cup taco sauce
  6. Cheddar cheese
  7. and cumin with the chorizo until evenly mixed.
  8. Fill poblano pepper halves with the chorizo mixture; place in a small casserole dish or a pie pan. Drizzle 1 tablespoon taco sauce over each pepper. Pour water into bottom of the dish; cover loosely with aluminum foil.
  9. Bake in preheated oven until peppers are tender
  10. about 1 hour.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 4

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