Healthy Vegetable Recipes
Smoked Corn Stuffed Pepper Recipe
This Smoked Corn Stuffed Pepper Recipe is one of many in
our collection of Low Fat Recipes. these are culled from various
sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also
some low fat recipes, whilst and diabetic recipes. The one thing they
all have in common with this Smoked Corn Stuffed Pepper Recipe, is that they can
all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.
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Ingredients:
8 large green peppers
1 1/4 tsp salt, divided
1 tsp ground black pepper
3 cup cooked rice
15 oz canned black beans - drained and, r, i, nsed
11 oz canned mexican-style corn - draine, d
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts
4 oz canned chopped green chilies
1/2 tsp liquid smoke
1/2 tsp ground cumin
2 oz monterey jack w/jalapenos - shredd, e, d. (optional)
GARNISH
1 jalapeno pepper slices
Instructions:
Cut a thin slice from stem end of each pepper; remove seeds and
membranes; rinse. Cook peppers 5 minutes in enough boiling water to
cover; drain. Season inside of peppers with 1 teaspoon salt and black
pepper; set aside. Combine rice, beans, corn, onion, walnuts, chiles,
liquid smoke, cumin and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spoon 1 cup rice
mixture into each pepper; stand upright in 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Cover pan with foil; bake at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes. Remove
cover, sprinkle peppers with cheese. Cook an additional 5 minutes or
until cheese is melted. Garnish with jalapeno pepper slices.
Microwave Oven Instructions: Cut a thin slice from the stem end of
each pepper; remove seeds and membrane and rinse. Season with 1
teaspoon salt and black pepper; set upside down on a paper towel to
drain. Combine rice, corn, onion, walnuts, chiles, liquid smoke,
cumin and 1/4 teaspoon salt in 13x9-inch microproof casserole. Cook
on HIGH 2 minutes. Spoon 1 cup mixture into each pepper; place them
back in casserole. Pour 1/4-inch water in bottom of dish. Cover with
vented plastic wrap. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) for 7 minutes.
Uncover and sprinkle cheese on top of each pepper. Microwave on HIGH
1 minute. Garnish with jalapeno pepper slices.
Each serving provides: * 293 calories * 10.1 g. protein * 10.4 g. fat
* 43.8 g. carbohydrate * 5.2 g. dietary fiber * 0 mg. cholesterol *
465 mg. sodium.
[Karen's note: The nutritional information obviously does not count
the Jack cheese, which is an OPTIONAL ingredient.]
Source: "Veg-able Rice" Reprinted with permission from USA Rice
Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
Servings: 8
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