Hot Sausage Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Recipe by Denise RodenCourse: AppetizersCuisine: Mexican
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 
Calories

139

kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

  • 3 Poblano Peppers

  • 5. 5 ounces Hot Italian Sausage (Gianelli's)

  • 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower rice

  • 1/4 cup diced onions

  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar

  • 1 teaspoon cumin

  • 6 tablespoons taco sauce

  • 1/4 cup of water

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Half and seed poblano peppers.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Scramble the sausage in hot oil until completely browned and broken into small pieces, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.
  • Microwave a bag of plain cauliflower frozen rice according to directions.
  • Stir in rice, onion, 4 T taco sauce, cheddar cheese, and cumin with the sausage mixture and blend over low heat about 2 minutes.
  • Fill poblano pepper halves with the sausage mixture and place in a small casserole dish. Drizzle the remaining 2 T taco sauce over each pepper. Pour water into bottom of the casserole dish; cover loosely with aluminum foil.
  • Bake in preheated oven until peppers are tender, about 1 hour.

Notes

  • Yields 6 halves - 123 calories, 8.7g fat, 7.1g protein, 4.4g carbohydrate, .7g dietary fiber, 332mg sodium, 2.5g sugars

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