Stuffed Poblanos with Black Beans

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 477.5
  • Total Fat: 10.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 59.8 mg
  • Sodium: 1,341.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 50.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 16.2 g
  • Protein: 47.0 g

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Introduction

A family friendly, and yet super easy to make! A family friendly, and yet super easy to make!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    8 Poblano Peppers (Look for the largest ones)
    2 pounds ground extra lean turkey
    1/2 cup cooked brown rice
    2 tsp fresh or ground thyme
    1 tblsp ground cumin
    1 can (15oz) fire roasted chopped tomatoes
    3 handfuls of chopped cilantro
    4-5 chopped scallions
    juice of 1 lime
    salt and pepper 1 tblsp of each
    1 tblsp smart balance light butter
    1 1/2 cups chicken stock
    1 cup skim mozzarela cheese
    2 cans (15 oz each) black beans

Directions

Prepare peppers for stuffing by cutting a thin slice off one side leaving stem and end intact clean out the seeds.

finely chop the removed pieces and add to bowl with turkey, rice, thyme, cumin, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, lime juice, salt, pepper. mix well together. Stuff each pepper and add to a baking dish. add a splash of chicken stock to baking dish and cover with tin foil. Bake in oven at 400 for 45-50 min.

About 10 minutes before peppers are done. Heat black beans in pan. In a seperate pan melt butter with 1 tblsp of flour after they have combined into a paste add chicken stock let thicken then add mozzarella cheese to make a sauce.

on a plate add less than a cup of black beans, 1 stuffed poblano on top of the beans and a drizzle of the cheese sauce to the top of the pepper. and serve.

serves 8 people

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JFSCRAPPER.