Monterey Jack- Jalapeno Chorizo Quick Bread
Created by CrazyGabe on November 14, 2015
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #21750
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chorizo sausage (chopped finely, Mexican chorizo)
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers (fine chopped, seeded)
- 3 green onions (chopped)
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/3 cup oil (vegetable oil)
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spray 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray and set aside.
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Step 2: In a heavy skillet, cook the chorizo with red bell pepper and jalapeno peppers until chorizo is cooked through, stirring to break up sausage. Drain well, remove from heat, stir in green onions, and cool.
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Step 3: In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, salt and chipotle powder and stir to combine.
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Step 4: In a small bowl, combine egg, buttermilk, honey and vegetable oil and beat until well combined. Add cheese along with chorizo mixture and stir gently.
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Step 5: Pour batter into prepared pan.
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Step 6: Bake in preheated oven at 400ºF for 30 to 40 minutes until bread is deep goldenbrown and bread pulls away from sides of pan. Remove from pan and cool slightly on wire rack.
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Step 7: Cut into thick slices and serve warm.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (243.2 g)
- Calories 569.4
- Total Fat - 28.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 82.2 mg
- Sodium - 1022.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 59.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 13.9 g
- Protein - 19.8 g
- Calcium - 505.4 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 62.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg