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Saturday, May 19 2012

This eye-catching main dish recipe combines precooked ground beef, Spanish rice, a Mexican cheese blend, and mole sauce and takes just 20 minutes to prepare from start-to-finish.

Recipe from

Servings: Makes 4 servings.

Total Time: 20 mins

ingredients

4 small or 2 large sweet peppers
1 8.8 oz. pouch cooked Spanish-style rice or long grain&wild rice
10 to 12 oz. cooked ground beef crumbles, or 2 cups cooked ground beef
1/2 cup frozen whole kernel corn
3 Tbsp. purchased mole sauce*
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend or shredded cheddar cheese (2 oz.)
Salt and ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. snipped fresh cilantro

directions

Cut tops off small peppers or halve large peppers lengthwise. Remove membranes and seeds. In a 4-quart Dutch oven immerse peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove; drain peppers, cut sides down, on paper towels.

For filling, in a saucepan combine rice, beef, corn, mole sauce, and water. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until heated through, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in cheese. Place peppers, cut sides up, on platter. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Spoon filling into peppers. Sprinkle with cilantro. Makes 4 servings.

test kitchen tip

If you can't find mole sauce, substitute 1/4 cup enchilada sauce and omit the 2 tablespoons water.

nutrition information

Calories 360, Total Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 732 mg, Carbohydrate 29 g, Total Sugar 4 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 28 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 205%, Calcium 11%, Iron 23%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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