Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 35

Servings: servings

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Lauren

These Stuffed Poblano Peppers are the best easy and healthy game day appetizer to bring to a party. They're stuffed with corn, red onion and black beans and topped with creamy, cheddar cheese and cilantro. Add shredded pork carnitas for a more hearty meal or keep the meat off for a delicious vegetarian dish!

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Ingredients

1 cup black beans drained and rinsed (140g)
1/2 cup frozen corn 85g
1/4 cup red onion finely diced (30g)
1/4 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese 28g
5 poblano peppers sliced and deseeded (410g)
2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
111 g LFF Pork Carnitas - can sub for shredded chicken or other protein of choice see below

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Slice the poblano peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Place the peppers in a baking dish or on a baking tray. Pre-cook just the peppers for about 15 minutes in the oven, or until they've started to soften.
Meanwhile, make the filling by combine the carnitas, black beans, corn, and red onion in a bowl. Mixture total: 357g (about 44g each pepper).
Remove the peppers from the oven and evenly divide the mixture between the peppers, then sprinkle with cheese. Cook the stuffed poblano peppers for an additional 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and they're warmed through.
To garnish, sprinkle with chopped cilantro before serving.

Notes

My top suggestions to switch up the protein:

LFF Mexican Ground Turkey
LFF Salsa Verde Chicken
LFF Korean Beef
Ground Beef
or keep it vegetarian and leave the protein off!

For Vegetarian Option:

For a vegetarian option, simply leave the carnitas out of this recipe. You can always add more corn or black beans if you wish.

Macros for vegetarian option (per pepper)

103 calories 16.7C | 1.7F | 5.3P

To switch up the protein

For the non-macro trackers:

Cook protein of choice first. Add same amount of cooked protein, gram for gram as called for in recipe.

For the macro-counters:

Create a new recipe in MFP with the protein you are using.

MFP Entry: LFF Stuffed Poblano Peppers

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