Bell Peppers Stuffed With Chorizo and Cheese
Created by Chocolatll on May 4, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Recipe #18815
Ingredients
- 4 large (1 3/4 pounds) bell peppers
- FILLING
- 1 cup finely diced (8 ounces) yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 pound chorizo sausage (casings removed)
- 9 ounces cooked rice (1 cup cooked)
- 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, diced (cut in 1/4-inch cubes)
- 1 large egg
- SAUCE
- 1 can (28 ounce) plum tomatoes (undrained)
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Step 2: Remove seeds from peppers and set aside.
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Step 3: Make stuffing: Saute onion in olive oil until soft.
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Step 4: Add garlic and remove from heat.
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Step 5: Add sausage, rice and cheese.
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Step 6: Add egg, mix well, and set aside.
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Step 7: Make sauce: Place all sauce ingredients in saucepan.
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Step 8: Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
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Step 9: Use a spoon to chop tomatoes coarsely.
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Step 10: Stuff peppers with chorizo mixture.
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Step 11: Pour sauce into a glass or enamel baking dish.
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Step 12: Arrange peppers on sauce, open side up.
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Step 13: Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
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Step 14: Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes.
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Step 15: Spoon sauce over peppers.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (676.2 g)
- Calories 805.2
- Total Fat - 54 g
- Saturated Fat - 20.6 g
- Cholesterol - 167.7 mg
- Sodium - 4051.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 11.2 g
- Sugars - 15 g
- Protein - 40.9 g
- Calcium - 456.7 mg
- Iron - 3.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 56.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg