Best Santa Fe Style Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

SANTA FE-STYLE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Stir in corn, salsa and rice.
• Pierce peppers with fork or sharp knife; place, cut sides up, in 13x9-inch baking dish. Fill with meat mixture; cover.
• Bake 20 min. Sprinkle with cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

SANTA FE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cut the stem end of the peppers to remove a thin cap.
• 3. Carefully remove the seeds and membranes. Rinse the peppers and dry. * If needed very thinly slice the bottoms so the pepper will stand up.
• 4. Place the beef in a skillet and brown it, stirring to break it up as you do. Thoroughly drain the grease. Return the beef to the skillet.
• 5. Add the garlic powder, chili powder and cilantro. Stir to mix well. Cook 2 minutes and remove from heat.
• 6. Add the salsa, corn, black beans and rice. Mix well.
• 7. Gently stir in avocado. Add the cheese and stir to mix.
• 8. Place the peppers in a baking dish. Even fill each with the beef mixture.
• 9. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes.
• 10. Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes or until the peppers are tender.

SANTA FE STUFFED PEPPERS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cook crumbles, corn and salsa in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in rice, cheese and cilantro.
• Pour water into 8-inch square baking dish. Add pepper halves, cut sides up; fill with crumbles mixture. Cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until peppers are crisp-tender and filling is heated through.

SANTA FE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Brown meat in skillet. Meanwhile, prepare stuffing as directed on package. Combine meat, stuffing, eggs and 3/4 cup salsa.
• Prick each pepper in several places with fork; place on baking sheet. Fill with meat mixture; top with remaining salsa. Cover.
• Bake 25 min. Top with cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

SANTA FE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• -- PREHEAT OVEN 425 DEGREES -- BROWN GROUND BEEF AND DRAIN -- MIX IN CORN, SALSA, & RICE -- CUT AND CLEAN PEPPERS -- FILL PEPPERS WITH MEAT MIX -- USE A FORK AND PUNCH HOLES INTO THE PEPPERS. -- PUT PEPPERS IN BAKING DISH -- COVER WITH FOIL BAKE UNTIL PEPPERS ARE COOKED -- TAKE OFF FOIL -- SPRINKLE SHREDDED CHEESE ON TOP -- BAKE UNTIL MELTED -- HEAT TORTILLAS AS YOU LIKE -- EAT :) ******* CAN SUBSTITUTE BEED W/GROUND TURKEY FOR HEALTHIER CHOICE *******

TURKEY-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Place in a 15x10x1-in. pan coated with cooking spray., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook and crumble turkey with onion, garlic and seasonings over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes. Cool slightly. Stir in tomatoes, cheese and bread crumbs., Fill with turkey mixture. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, until filling is heated through and peppers are tender, 20-25 minutes.