Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

I decided to try the recipe by Simply Love Food blog.

I adapted the recipe a bit and it was delicious. For the original recipe go to: http://simplylovefood.blog.com/2012/02/25/southwestern-stuffed-peppers/

Ingredients:

• Olive Oil
• 1/2 lb lean ground bison
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 package Old El Paso Smart Fiesta Taco Seasoning
• 1 cup cooked rice (I used brown)
• 3-4 organic bell peppers, halved and seeds removed
• 1 can of kidney beans, drained & rinsed
• ½ cup of organic frozen corn (optional) I had corn on the cob so didn't add the corn
• 1 roma tomato cut up
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese

• Toppings: Sliced Green Onions

Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat the peppers with olive oil and roast in a baking dish about 20-25 minutes just until cooked thru. Remove the peppers from the oven.

While the peppers are cooking, cook the ground bison and add the smart fiesta taco seasoning (follow the instructions on the seasoning packet). Also cook the diced onions in a pan until they cook through. After the bison and onions are cooked put them in a bowl and mix in the kidney beans, tomatoes, rice and corn (if using corn).


Spoon the bison mixture into each half of the bell peppers and place back in the oven.  Cook the peppers for another 15 - 20 minutes or until the peppers are cooked all the way thru.

Before removing from the oven sprinkle the tops of each pepper with shredded cheddar cheese. Place back into the oven just until the cheese has melted.

Remove from the oven and top with green peppers.