Description
Stuffed Poblano Peppers are rich in flavorful packed with heat and loaded with tons of beans, corn, rice, veggies and of course cheese all piled into a smoky pepper drenched in a velvety queso.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 poblano peppers
- 1 cup Enchilada sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheese pepper jack or sharp cheddar
- 1 cup re-fried beans cooked
- 1 cup mexican rice cooked
- 1 tomato diced
- ½ onion chopped
- ½ cup corn frozen or fresh
- ¼ cup cream cheese
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tbsp taco seasoning
- ½ tbsp lime juice
Addtional toppings and garnishes
- cilantro
- scallions
- sour cream
- salsa
Instructions
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Pre heat oven to 350°F. Place the poblano peppers on a parchment lined baking tray and bake/char them for 15 mins until skin is chared and black. Remove peppers from the tray and set in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap for 10 mins. Cut a slit down the length of each poblano pepper. Using your fingers remove, and then discard the seeds from each pepper.
*You can also air fry at 400°F for 10 mins.
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In a pan, heat up some oil and add the onions and corn. Saute for 5-7 minutes and then add the garlic, taco seasoning, lime juice and diced tomatoes. Cook for addtional 4 mins and then take off the heat and let mixture cool for couple of mins.
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Transfer the stuffed pepper filling into a bowl and add the cream cheese, beans, rice and shredded cheese of choice. Mix everything together and lets start stuffing the pepper.
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Stuff each pepper with the mixture so that the seam opens up a little. Drizzle the enchilada sauce over the top of the peppers and then top with the remaining the cheese. Cover with foil and transfer to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
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Remove from oven and serve immediately with queso or any garnish of choice. Enjoy!
Notes
- Use black beans instead of refried.
- Mexican rice can be swapped out with quinoa or cauliflower rice.
- Add shredded chicken or even ground turkey or beef to this dish!
- I charred the peppers in the air fryer before and it works wonder, air fry the poblano peppers at 400F for 10 mins.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Mexican
Keywords: jalapeno garlic queso, poblano, stuffed peppers