Walking Mexican Stuffed Peppers With No Rice Recipe

Therefore I need to introduce…

Walking Mexican Stuffed Peppers. Peppers, that are cut and laid on their sides, filled and cooked. The pepper softens as it bakes, so you can then eat them like a taco. One bite at a time, without a huge mess. Love it!

Walk and eat. Walk and eat. Walking Mexican Stuffed Peppers, just like Walking Tacos!

The secret to these mexican stuffed peppers is the way you cut the pepper.  When I cut my peppers to chop them, I always cut it down the middle first and then in pieces.

When I cut open a pepper to make stuffed peppers I have such a hard time getting all the seeds and pith out of the pepper.  As a result, I came up with the idea of cutting it open sideways and placing it in the dish so it can help you clean it easier!

 How to make walking Mexican stuffed peppers with no rice

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 Tbsp homemade taco seasoning
4 yellow peppers
1 15 oz. can black beans
1 15 oz. can corn kernels
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
Handful chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper
About 1 cup shredded pepper jack or cheddar cheese
Side dish suggestions – brown rice and/or chips with salsa

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Brown the ground beef with the onion and taco seasoning.
3. Cut the peppers vertically and scoop out the insides and seeds.
4. In a mixing bowl, combine the beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, and seasoning. Fill up the pepper “shells” and
5. top with a pinch full of cheese on each pepper.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted and peppers have softened.
7. Serve Walking Stuffed Peppers with a side of rice and chips & salsa.

You can even use this recipe for stuffed peppers with couscous and put the filling in a pepper to make it a walking stuffed pepper too!

Printable recipe for walking Mexican stuffed peppers with no rice

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Erin Chase is the founder of $5 Dinners.com and author of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook series. When not in the kitchen whipping up fabulous and inexpensive meals, she’s working hard to keep her 4 rambunctious little boys out of trouble, and out of the emergency room! She lives with her family in San Antonio, TX.