Beef Macaroni Stuffed Poblanos Recipes

BEEF & MACARONI STUFFED POBLANOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Blend tomatoes, barbecue sauce, half each of the onions and cilantro, and 2 chiles in blender until smooth; pour 2 cups into 13x9-inch baking dish. Set remaining sauce aside. Chop remaining onion.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Stir in 4 Singles until melted. Meanwhile, brown meat with chopped onions in large skillet; drain. Stir meat mixture and remaining cilantro into prepared Dinner; spoon into remaining chiles. Place filled chiles over sauce in baking dish; top with remaining sauce. Cover.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through. Cut remaining Singles in half; place over chiles. Bake, uncovered, 2 min. or until melted.

STUFFED CHEESE POBLANOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Meanwhile on a gas stove on high or skillet heat chiles directly on flame until charred. Keep in plastic bag for 5 minutes. Peel chiles under cold water.
• Open on one side, remove seeds. Fill each poblano with 3 strips of the cheese. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons shredded mozarella cheese on each chile. Place in 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
• Bake chiles 15 to 20 minutes or until cheeses are melted and chiles are soft.
• Meanwhile, make tomato sauce. Place all sauce ingredients in food processor bowl or blender; process until smooth. Pour sauce into 2 quart saucepan. Cook over medium high heat about 15 minutes or until sauce is slightly reduced and dark red.
• To serve, place tomato sauce on plate; top with stuffed poblano chile. Drizzle with mexican style cream.

STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Turn a gas stove burner to high. Hold poblano peppers directly on the flame with a pair of tongs and turn until skins are charred. Let peppers cool. Leaving peppers as close to whole as possible, remove skins, seeds, membranes, and stems.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in chili pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place peppers in a nonstick casserole dish. Insert a slice of Cheddar cheese and a slice of Monterey Jack cheese into each pepper. Spoon some ground beef mixture into each pepper. Place the remaining beef on top of the peppers, and cover with enchilada sauce. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle grated Cheddar cheese on top of the peppers. Bake until peppers are bubbly and fragrant, another 45 minutes.

BEEF AND ALMOND STUFFED POBLANOS WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Toss tomatillos, garlic, onion and jalapeño with oil. Arrange on a baking sheet. Roast until vegetables are golden and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Discard garlic skins. Transfer vegetables to blender. Add cilantro, lime juice and salt; puree until smooth. Taste, and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, cut poblanos in half, lengthwise, slicing through stems; remove and discard seeds and veins from pepper cavities.
• To make filling, in a blender puree tomatoes, garlic and onion.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, breaking it up with a fork, until browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in oregano, 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper, and cook 1 minute. Pour in tomato sauce, broth, sugar, cinnamon stick, remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and cloves. Simmer until most, but not all, of the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Stir in almonds.
• Fill cavity of each pepper with meat mixture. Transfer peppers to a baking dish, cut side up. Bake until peppers are soft, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot, topped with salsa verde.

EASY STUFFED POBLANOS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a large skillet, cook turkey and beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain., Prepare rice according to package directions. Add rice to meat mixture., Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Place on a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan, cut side down. Broil 4 in. from heat until skins blister, about 5 minutes. With tongs, turn peppers. , Fill with turkey mixture; top with enchilada sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes longer. If desired, top with cilantro.

STUFFED POBLANOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a blender, combine tomatoes in puree, jalapeno, half the onions, and 2 whole garlic cloves; puree. Season with salt. Pour sauce into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine beans, cornmeal, 1/2 cup cheese, remaining onions, minced garlic, cumin, and 3/4 cup water; season with salt and pepper.
• Dividing evenly, stuff poblano halves with bean mixture; place on top of sauce in baking dish. Sprinkle poblanos with remaining 1/2 cup cheese; cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake until poblanos are tender, about 45 minutes. Uncover, and continue to cook until sauce is thickened slightly and cheese is browned, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let cool 10 minutes. Serve with roasted cauliflower, if desired.