Spanish Style Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 8- or 9-inch square baking dish with no-stick cooking spray; set aside. Finely chop pepper tops; set aside.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high and cook chorizo and corn until corn begins to turn golden and chorizo begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned.
• Stir 2 cups water, Knorr® Fiesta Sides™ - Spanish Rice and chopped pepper tops into skillet and cook according to package directions. Stir in 3/4 cup cheese and let stand 2 minutes. Evenly stuff peppers with rice mixture and arrange in prepared baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons water to baking dish and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes or until peppers are tender; sprinkle peppers evenly with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and bake 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

SPANISH STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Spanish Rice (can be made in advance):.
• Sauté onion, garlic and pepper in vegetable oil until tender.
• Add rest of ingredients.
• Stir, cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes.
• Stuffed Peppers:.
• Spray casserole dish with non-stick spray.
• Cut slit in one side of each chili, removing seeds and membrane, carefully leaving the stem intact.
• Mix together Spanish rice, beans and 1 cup cheese.
• Divide the rice/bean mixture between the poblano peppers.
• Place in casserole dish, cover and bake in 350°F oven for 35 minutes or until chiles are tender.
• Sprinkle top with remaining cheese (1 cup) and continue baking until melted (approximately 5 minutes).
• Note: Place peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake in a 425°F oven for 20-25 minutes until skin is bubbly and browned. Cool in ziplock bag or covered casserole dish for 30 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel skin. This process can also be done on an outside grill or over a gas burner.

SPANISH-STYLE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Halve 3 of the whole bell peppers lengthwise, leaving the stem ends intact, core and seed them, and in a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch them for 3 minutes, or until they are just tender. Remove the peppers and invert them on paper towels to drain (they will soften while they stand.)
• In a heavy 11- to 12-inch skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the onion, the remaining whole bell pepper, chopped, the tomato, and the garlic over moderate heat, stirring, for 15 minutes. Stir in the rice and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, heated, and salt and pepper to taste, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until the rice is barely tender. Stir in the almonds, the peas, the minced bell pepper, the zucchini, and the cumin and divide the mixture among the bell pepper shells, mounding it. Bake the stuffed peppers in an oiled baking dish, covered, in a preheated 325°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender, and serve them with the lemon wedges.

OUTSTANDING SPANISH STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• trim the top off of the peppers and take out the seeds.
• in large pot of boiling water add the peppers and cook for 20 minutes.
• Brown the ground beef and drain.
• prepare the spanish rice as directed on package.
• when the rice is finished,add it and the ground beef in a large bowl.
• combine the rest of the ingredients to the rice mixture.
• drain the green peppers and stuff with the rice mixture.
• in a preheated 350 oven cook the stuffed peppers (covered with aluminum foil) for 20-25 minutes.
• you will have left over rice mixture.
• i usually freeze it for another time.
• it is also good as a side dish (not stuffed in peppers).

CHICKEN-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS SPANISH STYLE

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut around stem of each bell pepper and remove, creating large opening at top. Scoop out seeds. Divide filling among peppers (about 1/2 cup each). Replace tops of peppers. Stand peppers in shallow casserole. Bake until filling is cooked through and peppers are tender, about 50 minutes. Serve immediately.

EASY SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Pre Heat oven to 350 F.
• 2. Salt and pepper ground beef, brown in a skillet. Add cilantro and minced garlic - cook grease off. Set aside. Cook Spanish Rice according to instructions, add mexican tomatoes, juice also.( If you want it spicy-use Rotel tomatoes) Add cooked hamburger to the rice mixture, mix well.
• 3. While the ground beef and rice are cooking, cut tops off of your bell peppers, scoop out the seeds, rinse. Add beef/spanish rice mixture to the bell peppers, stuff full. Put stuffed peppers in a 9 x 13 glass pan; add a little water to the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil, cook for about 45-60 mins.
• 4. *NOTE*: Use only 1 Tbsp of butter in the Spanish Rice to cut out fat; use only 4 Cups or less of water if you add the juice of the Mexican tomatoes.