Chili-Stuffed Red Pepper

Chili-Stuffed Red Pepper

WOW!!! we LOVE!!!

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 1 large portabello mushroom, diced (we dont like mushrooms, and they werent missed!:)
  
• 1 jalapeño pepper, minced (or more to taste)
• 1 16-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed well (or 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans)
• 1 1/2 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen
• 1 15-ounce can can fire-roasted tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder* (or more, to taste)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 red bell peppers (We used 2 BIG ones, could have done 3)
  
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Heat a large non-stick skillet or saucepan. Add the onion and cook, stirring often until it softens, about 4 minutes. (Add a splash of water as necessary to prevent sticking.) Add the mushrooms and jalapeno and continue to cook until mushrooms soften.
2. Add black beans, corn, tomatoes, and seasonings. Cook for a few more minutes to allow most of the tomato liquid to cook off.
3. Preheat oven to 400F.
4. While the chili is cooking, prepare the peppers by cutting them in half through the stem end, removing the seeds and membranes, and rinsing the insides to make sure all the seeds are out. Check to see if they will stand upright, and if not, peel a strip off of the back side. Oil a baking dish big enough for the peppers (or line it with parchment paper). Fill each pepper half with the chili and place it in the baking dish. Bake until peppers are tender, about 40 minutes.
5. Sprinkle each pepper with sliced green onions and serve hot.

Preparation time: 10 minute(s) | Cooking time: 50 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 5

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition (per 2 pepper halves): 190 calories, 10 calories from fat, 1.2g total fat, 0mg cholesterol, 820.1mg sodium, 840.1mg potassium, 38.3g carbohydrates, 11.7g fiber, 9.4g sugar, 10.3g protein, 5.7 points.

Ruth's Additions: We really really loved this! My men were really hungry, so I handed my husband a bowl with some of the prepared chili in it, and some chips for appetizer, and it was FABULOUS!!! The meal was GREAT too! Kason LOVED IT!! Jeremy had seconds!

We talked and decided we will try the chili on some brown rice next time!! Also, could have some in a tortilla or with chips! It was GREAT!! :) I am sooooo excited to try it!! This is a MUST MUST MUST try!!