Best 18 Mexican Stuffed Peppers Recipes

STUFFED MEXICAN PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place the ground beef into a skillet over medium heat, and brown the meat, breaking it apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 8 minutes. Drain excess fat. Stir in the taco seasoning, water, chili powder, cooked rice, salt, garlic salt, black pepper, and 1 can of tomato sauce; mix until thoroughly combined. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise, and remove stems, membranes, cores, and seeds. Place a steamer insert into a large saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Place the peppers into the steamer insert, cover the pan, and steam until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place the steamed peppers into the prepared baking dish, and fill lightly with the meat filling. Press 1 cube of Colby-Jack cheese into the center of the filling in each pepper, and spoon the remaining can of tomato sauce over the peppers. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the peppers are tender and the filling is hot, 25 to 30 minutes.

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.

MEXICAN BEEF-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds; set aside. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain., Stir in the rice, 1-1/2 cups cheese, salsa and pepper sauce. Spoon into peppers. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Pour water around peppers., Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until peppers are tender and filling is heated through. Top with remaining cheese; sprinkle with cilantro.

CHILES EN NOGADA (MEXICAN STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS IN WALNUT SAUCE)

Steps:

• Roast poblano chiles over an open flame on a gas stove or grill until the skin is black and charred on all sides, turning often, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place the charred chiles in a plastic bag or in a large bowl covered with plastic wrap. Allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes, then open and peel off the skin. Cut a slit in each chile lengthwise and remove the seeds.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add ground pork and cook until browned, breaking up with a spoon while cooking, about 7 minutes. Mix in tomatoes, plantain, apple, peach, parsley, candied orange peel, pine nuts, raisins, almonds, cloves, salt, and pepper. Simmer until filling is cooked through and flavors are well combined, about 10 minutes.
• Combine walnuts, milk, goat cheese, sugar, and cinnamon stick in a blender; blend until walnut sauce is smooth and creamy.
• Fill each poblano chile with the pork filling and place on a plate. Spoon walnut sauce over chile and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and parsley.

MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain. Stir in tomatoes, rice mix and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 6-8 minutes., Cut and discard tops from peppers; remove seeds. Place peppers in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place 1/3 cup beef mixture in each pepper; sprinkle each with 2 tablespoons cheese. Top with remaining rice mixture. Bake, covered, 25 minutes., Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and peppers are crisp-tender, 5-10 minutes.

MEXICAN-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with onion and celery over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Stir in seasonings, green chiles, 1 cup salsa and rice., Cut off and discard tops from peppers; remove seeds. Fill peppers with beef mixture. Place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Add water to dish., Bake, covered, until peppers are tender and filling is heated through, 45-50 minutes. Top peppers with remaining salsa and cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes.

MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir 3/4 cup water and taco seasoning into ground beef; simmer until water has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Heat vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir rice in the hot oil until fragrant and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water, salsa, onion, and garlic; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover skillet, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Stir ground beef mixture into rice mixture.
• Spoon a layer of ground beef-rice mixture into each bell pepper; top with a layer of Mexican cheese and a layer of nacho cheese-flavored tortilla chips. Repeat layering ingredients into bell peppers, ending with a Mexican cheese layer. Arrange stuffed peppers in a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bell peppers are tender and cheese is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 9x12-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Rub the red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, and orange bell peppers with barbeque rub; arrange in the baking dish.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken, onion, green chile pepper, jalapeno pepper, turmeric, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper until chicken and onion are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add beer to chicken mixture; reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and simmer until beer is reduced by half and chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
• Fill bell peppers with chicken mixture. Pour stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chickpeas into the baking dish, around the bell peppers. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and add rice and Mexican cheese blend on top of the tomato mixture around the bell peppers; continue cooking until cheese is golden brown, about 15 minutes.

MEXICAN RICE STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Fry rice in a little olive oil until it is lightly browned. (3-5 minutes).
• add rotel (and juice), garlic, onion, cumn.
• fry one more minute and pour into sauce pan with the water and beans.
• boil for 15 minutes or until tender.
• in the mean time, slice poblano peppers in half and remove seeds.
• Broil peppers for 3-5 minutes to begin roasting.
• Pile rice mix on top of poblano peppers and sprinkle with cheese.
• bake for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is lightly browned.

MEXICAN CHICKEN-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cook chicken, onions, garlic and seasonings in large skillet on medium-high heat 7 to 9 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
• Cut tops off peppers; chop tops, then stir into chicken mixture along with the tomatoes and beans. Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently. Meanwhile, remove cores and seeds from pepper shells; stand, fill sides up, in shallow pan.
• Spoon chicken mixture into peppers. Add enough water to pan to fill to 1/2-inch depth around peppers; cover.
• Bake 40 minutes. Carefully remove peppers from pan; drain water. Return peppers to pan. Top with cheese; bake 5 minutes or until melted.

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.

BELL PEPPERS STUFFED WITH MEXICAN CAULIFLOWER RICE

Steps:

• Chop cauliflower into rice-like shapes using a vegetable chopper and set aside.
• Mix diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning together in a bowl and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add bell peppers and cook 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from water and set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir hamburger meat in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Clear an area in the center of the skillet and add chorizo. Cook about 5 minutes; stir into hamburger meat in the skillet. Add chopped cauliflower and cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and add 1/2 the tomato sauce mixture. Stir thoroughly.
• Fill each bell pepper with meat mixture and place in a small glass casserole dish. Cover with remaining tomato sauce mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove stuffed peppers from the oven and cover with shredded Cheddar cheese. Return to the hot oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.

MEXICAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F Set large pot of water to boil.
• Slice tops off peppers. Discard stems and seeds. Finely chop the tops.
• Blanch peppers in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes per side. Then rinse in cold water and set to drain.
• Place onion and oil in non stick dutch oven. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally till onion is tender and browned. Add chopped pepper; stir for about 1 minute more.
• Remove from heat.
• Add tomatoes, corn, olives, raisins, chili powder and sage; stir.
• Stir in corn bread (it will crumble) and 3/4 cup cheese.
• Spoon filling into peppers.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Place peppers in baking dish; bake 20 to 30 minutes (I always go the full 30) until heated through.

MEXICAN STYLE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. In a large sauce pan cook your ground beef. After cooked drain off grease.
• 2. Add your diced onion and saute in the ground beef until onion is translucent (tender).
• 3. Add your rice to the beef.
• 4. Pour in your enchilada sauce. heat together then place on simmer.
• 5. Fill another saucepan 2/3 with water, take your cleaned and sliced bell peppers and boil them for 5 minutes. do not overload your sauce pan.
• 6. as you cook your peppers, turn them upside down on a paper towel to drain.
• 7. spray a large casserole dish (9x13) with olive oil spray. (an spray will work, this is what we use) Place your peppers inside the dish.
• 8. Start filling your peppers.
• 9. Place in your oven at 300 degrees for about 20 to 30 minutes. Take your dish out and top each pepper with the graded cheese. Place back in the oven until cheese melts.
• 10. You will have plenty extra filling made up to make more. I put the leftover filling in the frig for another night or prepare more and freeze them up for another dinner!

MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS (PALEO)

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350.
• Brown beef with the packet of taco seasoning.
• While beef is browning, chop the white onion and cilantro. Add onion and cilantro to the beef and saute another 5 minutes.
• Half and seed the bell peppers. Take one half of one bell pepper, finely dice it.
• Add diced bell pepper, canned tomatoes, 6 oz can of tomato paste, and olives to the meat mixture.
• Grease a baking dish and place bell peppers open side up in the pan.
• Using a slotted spoon to remove any excess liquid, fill each pepper with the meat mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• For the topping:.
• While the peppers are baking, mash up the avocados and 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder.
• When peppers are done, scoop some guacamole on top and use salsa as desired.

MEXICAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut a slice of about 1/2 inch on the top of bell peppers, remove seeds and empty them.
• In a big skillet, cook ground veal at medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until brown. Remove grease from the skillet. Add salsa, 1 cup grated cheese and uncooked rice. Mix well. Stuff peppers with the mixture of ground veal.
• Pour water in the crockpot. Add stuffed bell peppers by packing them well. Cover and cook at low setting 6 to 7 hours. When ready to serve, sprinkle the bell peppers with remaining cheese.

PRESSURE-COOKER MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place trivet insert and 1 cup water in a 3- or 6-qt. electric pressure cooker., Cut and discard tops from peppers; remove seeds. In a small bowl, combine egg, chips, salsa, onion, cilantro, cumin, chili pepper and garlic. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well; spoon into peppers. Set peppers on trivet., Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 12 minutes. Let pressure release naturally. Sprinkle peppers with cheese. Serve with sour cream and, if desired, additional salsa.

MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Start by cutting off the tops of the peppers and removing the seeds and membranes. Boil the peppers in a large pot of water for about 4-5 minutes. Drain the peppers very well.
• 2. In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef. When the ground beef is about halfway browned add the onion and cook until it is soft and the beef is browned. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute stirring constantly. Add the taco seasoning, water, fire roasted tomatoes, and rice. Bring it all to a simmer and then cover and cook until the rice is tender.
• 3. Fill the peppers with the ground beef mixture and place in a casserole dish. Then cover and bake for about 40-45 minutes. Spread the tops of the peppers evenly with both cheeses and bake until the cheese is melted. If desired top with chopped cilantro.