Meatless Mexican Stuffed Peppers Recipes

VEGETARIAN MEXICAN INSPIRED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil; cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened and transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix rice, black beans, tomatoes, and cooked onion in a large bowl. Add chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir until evenly mixed. Fold 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend into rice mixture. Spoon rice mixture into each bell pepper; arrange peppers in 9x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle peppers with remaining Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

MEATLESS MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and stir in yellow rice mix and olive oil; boil for 1 minute. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Spoon 3 tablespoons yellow rice into the bottom of each pepper. Cover rice with layers of refried beans, corn, and black olives, filling peppers almost to the top. Spoon salsa into peppers. Stand stuffed peppers upright in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender and filling is hot, about 30 minutes. Divide Mexican cheese blend over the peppers, return to oven, and bake until cheese has melted, about 5 more minutes.

VEGETARIAN MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Parboil halved bell peppers for 5 minutes.
• Sauté onions and green peppers in skillet until heated thoroughly. Add cooked rice, drained black beans, and tomato sauce and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ½ cup of cheese. Spoon mixture into pepper halves and then place in 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Pour hot water in the bottom of the dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes; sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake uncovered for an additional 10 minutes.

MEXICAN-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Remove the seeds and any white pith from the peppers and arrange, cut-side up, in a roasting tin. Drizzle with oil and season, then bake for 20 mins.
• Combine the rice and beans. Remove the peppers from the oven and fill with the rice mixture. Top each with a slice of cheese and bake for 10-15 mins more, until the rice has melted and the filling is hot. Top with spoonfuls of guacamole.

VEGETARIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise, from stem to base and remove all of the seeds and white membranes. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the edges of the bell peppers have begun to blister and they are soft enough to pierce with a fork.
• While the bell peppers are roasting, in a large skillet over medium high heat, add the onion and salt and cook until the onion has softened. Add the tomato and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Next add the garlic and taco seasoning and cook for another 30 seconds to a minute, or until fragrant.
• Add green onions, black beans, corn, and Mexican Rice. Mix to combine and heat until warm throughout. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• After the bell peppers have finished cooking, spoon a heaping spoonful of the mixture into each bell pepper. Top each one with cheese and place back into the oven until the cheese has completely melted.
• Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.