Stuffed Pepper Enchiladas Recipe 445

CHICKEN STUFFED PEPPERS WITH ENCHILADA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the chicken, taco seasoning mix, and water into a resealable plastic zipper bag, seal, and massage the bag with your fingers to mix. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to marinate.
• Cut the stem and top 1/2 inch from the top of each pepper, and carefully remove the seeds without cutting holes or breaking skin of the peppers. Bring a large pot of water to boil, and immerse the peppers in the boiling water for 3 minutes; cool immediately in a bowl of cold water. Drain the peppers and set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, oregano, cumin, and cinnamon; cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the flour and chili powder, and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the chicken broth, and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and stir in the chocolate until it melts and blends into the sauce. Allow the sauce to gently simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Drain the marinated chicken breasts, and place into a skillet over medium heat. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes; remove chicken to a bowl, and set aside to cool. When cool enough to handle, shred the chicken meat, and lightly mix in a bowl with Monterey Jack cheese, cream cheese, and cilantro. Stuff each pepper with 1/4 of the chicken mixture, and place on a baking sheet.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Broil the stuffed peppers until blistered and hot, about 4 1/2 minutes per side. Serve with sauce.

ENCHILADA STUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, heat the cream cheese in the microwave for 30-40 seconds or until softened. Mix in the taco seasoning, corn, beans, tomatoes, chiles, enchilada sauce, and cilantro. Stir to combine. Stir in the rice and 1/2 cup of each of the cheeses until fully combined. Set aside.
• Spray a large baking dish with nonstick spray. I used a 10" round dish, but you can also use a 9 x 13.
• Start by making a layer of the green peppers along the bottom of the dish. Top with half of the rice mixture, and use a spoon to smooth out as much as possible.
• Layer in the red peppers and top with last half of the rice mixture. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of each of the cheeses and sprinkle with more cilantro.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and melted and the casserole is fully heated through.
• Remove from the oven and top with more cilantro and diced tomatoes. Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN ENCHILADA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut peppers in half vertically, scoop out seeds and parboil or steam until they soften.
• Mix the shredded chicken, black beans and rice.
• Coat the bottom of a baking pan with a thin layer of Enchilada sauce and arrange the peppers in the bottom.
• Fill the peppers with the chicken, rice, bean mixture.
• Top with pickeled jalepenos, habanero salsa, enchilada sauce then cover with a generous amount of cheese.
• Bake in the oven at 350 until heated through, usually 25-30 minutes if you're making them fresh and the rice, chicken etc are still warm from cooking.
• Pour any remaining Enchilada Sauce over the cooked peppers once finished.