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Easy Santa Fe-Style Stuffed Peppers

Easy Santa Fe-Style Stuffed Peppers recipe

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kraft

The stuffing was soooo tasty! I browned the meat with chopped onion and a bit of taco seasoning. I also used a Mexican cheesy rice. It made a lot, so I'm freezing the left...read more

posted by

NicNowhere

on 8/17/2011

time

prep:

15 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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what you need

lb. ground beef

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen whole kernel corn

1-1/2

cups TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1-1/2

cups cooked brown rice

large bell peppers, cut in half lengthwise, seeds removed

cup KRAFT Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 450°F. Brown meat; drain. Stir in corn, salsa and rice.

PIERCE peppers with a fork or sharp knife; place in 13x9-inch baking dish. Fill evenly with meat mixture. Cover with foil.

BAKE 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Continue baking 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Your guests will love the Southwestern spin on this classic entree when you serve it at your next dinner party.

Substitute

Substitute frozen LOUIS RICH Pure Ground Turkey, thawed, for the ground beef.

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NicNowhere

posted:8/17/2011

The stuffing was soooo tasty! I browned the meat with chopped onion and a bit of taco seasoning. I also used a Mexican cheesy rice. It made a lot, so I'm freezing the leftover stuffing. Cutting up the peppers took me a while, so next time I think I'll just heat everything through and use for burrito stuffing. So good!

tlhitson

posted:6/27/2010

This recipe is awesome - I make it all the time. Try substituting pepper jack cheese instead for a little extra kick - MMMMMM!!!

sunvee

posted:6/3/2010

I make my stuffed peppers in the microwave! It takes half the time and keeps the kitchen cooler. I use butter spray on dish and let the cheese dribble over the side of the peppers. Cover the dish and cook on high for about 12-15 min for two halves. Torrey

MPowers18

posted:1/19/2010

This was a huge hit! I made it exactly like the recipe except I used Dirty Rice Mix. It added a lot of flavor. This did make a lot stuffing and I could have probably stuffed 5 peppers. I will be making this one again for company.

Kailee.Morris

posted:1/4/2010

It needs more spice and onions need to be added to the recipe. Other than that...it was good.

GSDuarte

posted:7/28/2009

My husband and I both loved this recipe so much that we've had it 3 nights in a row. I subsituted the brown rice for Zatarains dirty rice and it gave it a little extra flavor. Yum!!

a cook

posted:5/17/2009

super easy to make and to alter the recipe family and friends love when uding black bean salsa

darkprincessrosebud

posted:2/17/2009

I loved this recipe. The second time cooking it, I added a can of southwestern corn with black beans. I also added a small can of tomatoe sauce to give it more moisture. Love this recipe!!

anjelbaby0803

posted:10/14/2008

I've made this a couple of times now. Very Yummy and easy to make. I substitute mexican style rice a roni for the brown rice to add a little bit extra to it.

GataMachine

posted:8/26/2008

This was good! I'm not a fan of bell peppers but i did like this. A couple changes i made were: I added half a package of Taco Bell's Taco Chipotle seasoning to the beef. I used 1.3 lbs of beef, because when you brown beef, it always shrinks in weight. I used 6 bellpeppers instead of 4. But that's probably because i had wimpy skinny ones. All in all, yummy!