Goat Cheese Stuffed Jalapenos with Ranchero Sauce

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
SAUCE:1 teaspoon canola oil2 cups vertically sliced onion3 garlic cloves, minced1/2 cup water1 teaspoon cumin seeds1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano1 (15 ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatos1 (8 ounce) can no salt added tomato sauceJALAPENOS:Cooking spray10 Large jalapeno peppers (about 4 inches long)1/4 cup (2 ounces) block style fat free cream cheese, softened1/4 teaspoon salt4 ounces goat cheese, softened1 garlic cloe minced
Directions
1. To prepare sauce, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add onion to pan/ saute 3 minutes. Add garlic/ saute 1 minute. Ad 1/2 cup water and next 5 ingredients (through tomato sauce). Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
3. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add jalapenos to pan/ cook 9 minutes or until tender and blackened, turning occasionally. Cut a lengthwise slit in each jalapeno/ discard stems, seeds, and membranes.
4. Combine cream cheese and next 3 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove). Fill each jalapeno with about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Place jalapenos on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 7 minutes or until warm. Serve with sauce. Yield 10 servings (serving size 1 jalapeno, 1/3 cup sauce.)

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CANDERS16.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 79.4
  • Total Fat: 3.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.2 mg
  • Sodium: 510.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Protein: 4.5 g

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