chipotle chile stuffed peppers
Stuffed peppers with wonderful flavor. Top with sour cream and salsa. Back beans can be subsitute if you do not have meat protien.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 slices thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1 small onion,chopped
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 3 cloves garlic,chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 can diced tomatoe with chilies
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, mild
- 1 teaspoon smoked chipotle chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 medium bell peppers, red, yellow,orange
- 1 - egg
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1/2 cup each shredded moneray jack, and cheddar cheese
- - mozzarella cheese
How To Make chipotle chile stuffed peppers
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Step 1Preheat oven 350 F. In a medium sauce pan cook bacon until done. Remove bacon and set half of the fat a side. In same pan cook onions until translucent. Add pork and brown until done. Remove and set aside.
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Step 2With the remaining bacon fat, over med heat sautee garlic, and pepper flakes until fragrant. Add diced tomatoes, cumin, coriander,paprika, cinnamon, chipotle powder,and sugar. Cook until juices has reduced by half. Add Bacon and pork mixture. Cook until thickened. Remove to a large bowl to cool.
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Step 3In a heavy pot cook brown rice according to directions, meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cut and remove seeds and membrane of the peppers to your liking. Add peppers and cook just until tender. Place in a glass baking dish.
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Step 4Mix in the shredded cheeses, the cooked rice, and 1 egg to the meat mixture. Spoon mixture into peppers and top with mozzarella cheese.
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Step 5Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, taking the foil off the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Serve with sour cream and salsa.
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