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Grape-Nuts® Mexican Stuffed Peppers
Serves:
8
Prep Time:
20
minutes
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Total Time:
1
hour
hr
5
minutes
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Ingredients
8
large green bell peppers, or a variety of colors
peppers should be short and wide, rather than long
Filling
2
cups
cooked brown rice
1
cup
Grape-Nuts® cereal
15
ounce can
black beans
drained and rinsed
14.5
ounce can
fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1
cup
sweet corn kernels
fresh off the cob, frozen, or canned
8
ounce can
tomato sauce
½
cup
onion
finely chopped
¼
cup
fresh cilantro
chopped
1
clove
garlic
minced
1
small jalapeno pepper
seeded and minced
1
chipotle pepper packed in adobo sauce
minced
1
tablespoon
adobo sauce from the chipotle can
2
teaspoons
chili powder
1
teaspoon
oregeno
½
teaspoon
salt
¼
teaspoon
black pepper
Topping
2
tablespoons
Grape-Nuts® cereal
2
tablespoons
pepitas (raw pumpkin seeds)
⅔
cup
grated cheddar cheese
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut off the stem and part of the top of the bell peppers to form a cup. Scrape out the seeds and ribs. Using a 12-cup muffin tin, place 1 tablespoon of water in 8 of the cups. Place a bell pepper cup on top of each cup filled with water; set aside.
For Filling
In a large mixing bowl, stir together all filling ingredients and mix well. Spoon and pack in filling mixture into each bell pepper cup; set aside.
For Topping
Place
Grape-Nuts® cereal
and pumpkin seeds in a plastic closeable bag; seal bag shut. Using a rolling pin, coarsely crush the cereal and seeds. Sprinkle each pepper evenly with the mixture. Bake peppers for 40 minutes, then remove from oven and top each with some grated cheddar cheese. Return to oven for 4-5 minutes or until cheese melts. Carefully remove peppers from muffin cups and serve. Serves 8.