Southwest Corn And Pepper Stuffing Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Brown the ground beef in a large fry pan over medium high heat for 5 minutes or until cooked almost through. Add the chopped onion, celery, and garlic and cook until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the diced tomato, tomato paste, cumin, chile powder and kosher salt and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Stir in the black beans, green chiles, corn, cooked rice and chopped cilantro.
• Meanwhile, cut off the tops of the peppers and spoon out the ribs and seeds, then rinse. Lightly sprinkle the inside of the peppers with kosher salt and place in a microwave safe dish with ¼ cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 5 minutes or until they start to soften.
• Transfer to a 3 quart baking dish and fill the peppers with the hot meat and rice mixture. Sprinkle the tops with cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until peppers are tender and cheese is browned. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro. Serve hot.

SOUTHWESTERN STUFFING

Steps:

• Make Cornbread Stuffing, cooking 1 cup corn, 2 cups cubed winter squash and 3 cups chopped roasted poblanos with the onions. Toss in 1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds with the bread.
• Cornbread Stuffing: Melt 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 cups each diced onion and celery and 1 tablespoon each minced sage and thyme; add salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken or turkey broth and bring to a simmer. Beat 2 eggs with 1/4 cup chopped parsley in a large bowl; add 6 cups cubed stale cornbread and 8 cups white bread, then pour in the vegetable-broth mixture and toss. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and dot with butter. Cover and bake at 375 degrees F, 30 minutes; uncover and bake until golden, about 30 more minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray and place in the oven while you make the batter.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, baking powder, sugar, red pepper flakes and salt. Stir to combine. Add the milk, oil and corn and stir until just combined. Stir in the Cheddar, onions and green peppers and stir just until incorporated.
• Carefully remove the hot muffin tin from the oven and ladle the batter into it. Return to the oven and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Remove from the muffin tin and serve.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a 2-quart microwave-safe casserole dish, combine corn, bell pepper, onion and butter.
• Cover and microwave on high until bell pepper is crisp-tender (5-7 minutes), stirring once.
• Stir in cumin, salt and ground pepper. Cover and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

SOUTHWEST CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a large deep skillet over medium heat. Add the butter, onion, garlic, celery and chopped bell peppers. Saute and stir for 3-5 minutes, until soft. Then turn off the heat and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the Old El Paso Mexican Cooking Sauce into the skillet, followed by the green chiles, olives, cilantro, and dried stuffing. Stir to combine. Then toss in the shredded cheese, reserving a handful for the top.
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Then spoon the cornbread stuffing into the dish. Drizzle the stock over the top of the stuffing, covering the entire dish. Sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese and a little more cilantro.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until the top is golden and the cheese has melted. Serve warm.

SOUTHWEST CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook and stir onions and celery in margarine in large heavy saucepan on medium-high heat until crisp-tender. Stir in chicken broth, corn and chilies. Add cornbread stuffing and pecans; mix lightly.
• Spoon into lightly greased 3-quart casserole dish; cover.
• Bake 45 min. or until heated through.

SOUTHWEST CORN BREAD STUFFING WITH CORN AND GREEN CHILIES

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add all chilies; sauté until beginning to soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in 1 package corn and green onions. Transfer to very large bowl. Mix in cilantro. Coarsely crumble corn bread into vegetable mixture; toss to blend.
• Blend second package of corn, eggs, sugar, salt, and pepper in processor to coarse puree. Stir mixture into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• Loosely fill neck and main cavities of turkey with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten slightly (1/4 to 3/4 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish along side turkey until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing. Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish, depending on recipe. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
• Available at Latin American markets and many supermarkets.

SOUTHWESTERN CORNBREAD STUFFING (DRESSING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• To a large skillet add butter and melt over medium heat.
• Add onions and celery to skillet and cook for approximately 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add polblano and jalapenos and continue cooking until onions are transparent (about two additional minutes).
• Combine cooked vegetables, cilantro, bread crumbs, and spices in the large bowl, stir in the beaten eggs and broth and mix well(If still dry,add a little water).
• Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and fill with dressing mixture.
• Cover and bake for one hour in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Remove cover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, to lightly brown top of dressing.

SOUTHWESTERN SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add sausage to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix poultry seasoning, salt, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne, oregano, sage, and garlic powder into the sausage mixture.
• Combine cornbread crumbles and bolillo pieces in a large bowl. Mix in sausage mixture. Add creamed corn, chicken broth, green chiles, eggs, and cilantro; stir to combine.
• Transfer stuffing mixture to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until golden, about 15 minutes more.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Cut corn bread into 4 equal pieces. Crumble 3 pieces onto large baking sheet (reserve remaining piece for another use). Bake until slightly dry, about 20 minutes. Transfer to very large bowl.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, all chilies, sage and oregano and sauté until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with corn bread. Mix in cilantro, corn chips and corn kernels. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix eggs into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in the turkey:
• Fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Mix enough cream-style corn into remaining stuffing to moisten (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup cream-style corn, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Spoon remaining stuffing into buttered baking dish. Cover with buttered foil. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top begins to brown, about 15 minutes.
• To bake all stuffing in pan:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Mix in 1 1/4 cups cream-style corn into stuffing. Transfer to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil and bake until heated through, about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until beginning to brown, about 20 minutes.

SOUTHWEST CORN AND PEPPER STUFFING

Steps:

• Saute chorizo and set aside. Saute onion and pepper in choizo drippings, until soft. Transfer, using a slotted spoon to a small bowl. Add 2 tbsp butter to pan, add corn and cook for ten minutes. Combine crumbled corn bread, pine nuts, cheese and spices. Toss well to mix. Add chilies, reserved onion and pepper mixture, and corn to cornbread mixture, add 2 tbsp softened butter and one cup chicken stock. Toss again......Spoon into casserole and drizzle with extra one half cup stock. Cover with buttered foil and bake 40 to 45 minutes until hot. Serve at once.....