Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers
A mix of chili powder and salsa makes for tingling heat on the tongue when you serve up these Tex-Mex-inspired stuffed peppers!
Equipment
- Baking tray
- Frying Pan
- bowls
Ingredients
- 3 red bell peppers
- flour for breading
- egg for breading
- tortilla chip crumbs for breading
- oil for frying
- 1 onion diced
- 10 oz ground beef
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 garlic clove minced
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- salsa
- shredded Monterey Jack
- shredded cheddar
- queso
Instructions
- Remove the tops and the cores of the bell peppers.
- Prepare one bowl with the tortilla chip crumbs, one with flour, and one with whisked egg. Rotate the bell peppers first in the flour, then in the egg, and finally in the chip crumbs. Repeat the process so that the bell peppers receive an even and thick coating of chips. Place them on a baking tray with the cut side facing down and bake for 15 minutes at 350°F.
- Heat some cooking oil and sauté the chopped onion. Add the ground beef and brown it. Finally, season with paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Fill the baked bell peppers with a little bit of the ground beef mixture. Add layers of salsa, a blend of Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, ground beef, salsa, and more cheese. Press each layer down a little to get more filling inside the bell peppers. Put the pan back in the oven and bake for another 12 minutes.
- Top the stuffed bell peppers with queso.
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Notes
Those who like things really hot rather than mildly spicy can of course add some fresh chili peppers of any degree of spiciness to the ground beef. One of the hottest chilis in the world is the Dragon's Breath chili — the clue is in the name. You might want to start with something a bit less explosive!