How to Make Tasty Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers

Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers. Santa Fe Turkey Stuffed Peppers are made with a zesty filling of ground turkey, corn, black beans, hot peppers and tomatoes, topped with melted cheese and scallions. How to Make Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers. Rinse the peppers and dry. * If needed very thinly slice the bottoms so the pepper will stand up.

Top them off with Monterey Jack cheese for a satisfying skinny supper your family will request time and. This is an old stuffed pepper recipe that I have adapted to incorporate brown rice and ground turkey. Brown turkey on medium heat until no longer pink. You can have Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers

1. Prepare 1 lb of ground turkey.
2. Prepare 1 medium of onion, chopped.
3. It's 3 clove of garlic, minced.
4. You need 1 can of red beans with chili seasoning, drained.
5. It's 1 can of salsa-style fire roasted tomatoes.
6. You need 1 packages of Simple Truth Organic Red quinoa and brown rice (frozen).
7. Prepare 1 tbsp of chili powder.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of ground cumin.
9. It's 6 tbsp of mild taco sauce.
10. Prepare of salt and pepper.
11. Prepare 4 oz of pepperjack cheese, shredded, divided.
12. It's 4 large of red, yellow or orange peppers.

Break up meat with a spoon while cooking. In a large bowl add cooked rice, chopped peppers, corn (can use fresh or frozen - or leave it out if. Pierce peppers with fork or a sharp knife; place in baking dish. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese before serving.

Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers step by step

1. Prep peppers by cutting off top and removing stems, seeds and membranes. Boil water and submerge peppers for 3 minutes. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350..
2. Brown turkey, onion and garlic. Add beans, tomatoes and rice/quinoa mix, taco sauce and spices and stir together thoroughly. Let simmer 7-10 minutes then stir in half the cheese..
3. Place peppers in 2 qt baking dish and stuff with meat mixture. Top with remaining cheese and taco sauce. Bake 15 minutes til cheese is browned and bubbly..

Looking to spice up your weeknight menu? These Santa Fe Quinoa Stuffed Peppers will do just the trick. They are savory, smoky, subtly sweet and satisfying! My Mom use to make stuffed peppers when I was a kid, of course I hated them. I really didn't care for bell peppers until just recently.