Stuffed Hatch Peppers are going to be a family favorite during hatch pepper season! Delicious spicy hatch chiles stuffed with ground turkey, black beans, corn, salsa, and topped with monterey jack cheese.
I also have a Hatch Chile Cheese Dip recipe!
Heeeey guys!
I don’t know that I’ve ever mentioned this but hatch pepper season is my favorite time of year since moving to Texas.
We used to get hatch chiles in Colorado but it’s nowhere near like it is in Texas.
Like, you walk into HEB and they’ve got barrels of mild hatch peppers here and the spicy ones are over there and if you want your hatch peppers already roasted, you’re in luck!
Because they’ve got roasted ones and roasted diced ones and, by the way, they’re sampling hatch pepper guacamole over there and hatch pepper cornbread in the bakery and, oh, hatch pepper empanadas right here.
There are even hatch pepper fake Oreos and I have 11 boxes of them in my freezer right now to last until next year and you can take your judgement somewhere else.
How To Roast Hatch Peppers
Naturally, I come home with bags of hatch peppers every time I go the store. And then I roast them, dice them, and put them into everything I make.
Couldn’t be easier to roast them.
I just pop them under the broiler for about 5 minutes on each side, until they are good and charred, and then I put them in a bowl with a pretty tight lid and let them steam themselves until the outer layer peels off easily.
Then you can dice them up and throw them in some melty queso dip or a tortilla soup or you can fill them up with a bunch of yummy things like these Stuffed Hatch Peppers.
How Long Are They Good For?
Stuffed hatch peppers are good for up to 3 days. Make sure to store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
You can reheat them in the oven or microwave.
Can You Freeze Them?
You can freeze stuffed hatch peppers for up to 3 months. After baking them, let them cool completely and then wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place them in a freezer-safe container and pop them in the freezer.
Let them defrost overnight when you are ready to serve them. Reheat in the oven or microwave.
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Stuffed Hatch Peppers
Stuffed Hatch Peppers are going to be a family favorite during hatch pepper season! Delicious spicy hatch chiles stuffed with ground turkey, black beans, corn, salsa, and topped with monterey jack cheese.
Ingredients
- 8 mild hatch peppers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground chicken or turkey
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 4 ounce can green chiles
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup monterey jack, shredded
- fresh cilantro, optional
Instructions
- Preheat broiler. Place peppers on a baking sheet and broil for about 5 minutes on each side, until charred. Remove from oven and immediately place in a bowl with a a cover to steam. Let sit covered for about 15 minutes. Remove skin. Split each pepper down the center and remove seeds. Place in casserole dish you plan to use.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion and cook, breaking up the turkey, until it's cooked completely and the onion is translucent. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and cinnamon and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add black beans, corn, salsa, and green chiles; stir to combine.
- Use a small spoon to fill each pepper with the turkey mixture. Divide the cheese evenly among the peppers.
- Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and peppers are heated through.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 305Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 480mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 25g
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