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tex-mex stuffed pepper

Recipe by
joeyjoan K
Clarkston, MI

I pulled out ground meat and had no idea what I would do. Then I saw the silly cow cheese when I went shopping remembered the re-fried beans in the pantry and an idea just popped in my head. Mom and Hubby praised the meal big time, and hubby said he thought it was a real keeper.

method Bake

Ingredients For tex-mex stuffed pepper

  • 3 or 4 lg
    bell peppers
  • 1 sm
    can re-fried beans
  • 3 to 4 slice
    wedges silly cow cheese your flavor choice
  • 1 lb
    ground meat
  • 1 sm
    can ro-tel tomato and green chili diced
  • 3 to 4 slice
    wedges laughing cow cheese
  • 3 c
    shredded cheese, your choice

How To Make tex-mex stuffed pepper

  • 1
    It took 3 large peppers to us all my ground meat. I sliced 2 at the top and 1 in half. I recommend the half slice, and starting with 2 peppers.
  • 2
    place peppers in a preheated 400 degree oven open side down for about 20 minutes, then remove from oven.
  • 3
    While peppers get tender, brown the ground meat, season with salt pepper, and garlic powder, and drain if needed. Add Ro-tel tomatoes and chili to the ground meat. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until the liquid is gone.
  • 4
    spread a liberal amount of the re-fried beans to bottom and sides of pepper.
  • 5
    Add 1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese per pepper or pepper half , on top of the beans.( use your fingers to spread)
  • 6
    add meat mixture, pile it high.
  • 7
    Add additional cow cheese on top of the meat mixture. Crumple it all over the top in medium chunks.
  • 8
    place in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes, then add shredded cheese and return to oven for 15 minutes more.
  • 9
    Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes before serving.

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