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Chipotle Beef Stuffed Peppers

Bell pepper halves are filled with a smoky chipotle beef, corn and rice mixture, covered, baked until tender, then topped with cheese and green onions.

  • YieldServes 4 (2 pepper halves each)
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 25 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 cupinstant white rice, uncooked, about 85 g
  • 240 mlwater
  • 450 gground beef, lean, at least 80%
  • 310 gcorn kernels with red and green peppers, one 11 oz can, drained
  • 2chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped (about 2 tbsp)
  • 1egg, beaten
  • 1½ cupsMonterey Jack, shredded, gluten-free, divided (170 g total)

Peppers

  • 4bell peppers, medium, red and/or green
  • 240 mlsalsa, thick and chunky, 1 cup

To finish

  • ¼ cupgreen onions, chopped

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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