Fresh cubanelle peppers stuffed with chorizo sausage and melted cheese.
Cubanelle Peppers
The Cubanelle pepper, also known as “Cuban pepper” or an “Italian frying pepper,” is a sweet pepper. Cubanelles are usually picked when they are still unripe and a light yellowish-green color. However if you let the cubanelle pepper ripen, it will turn bright red.
So how do you cook Cubanelle Peppers? This is a great way to give them a try!
These cubanelle peppers were the first harvest of my 2019 summer garden, and right away I knew what I wanted to do with them. I shared my cooking this recipe in my latest vlog and said I would share the recipe. Here it is!
Chorizo Stuffed Cubanelle Peppers
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 large cubanelle peppers
- 1 lb chorizo sausage, bulk
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- dash of hot paprika
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 Tb sriracha
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook the chorizo and onion in a skillet over medium heat until the onion is tender and the chorizo is cooked.
- Stir in the smoked paprika, hot paprika, cumin garlic and sriracha. Remove from the heat.
- Cut the peppers in half the long way, and remove the seeds and pith from the insides.
- Arrange the peppers in a 9x13 baking pan.
- Spoon the meat mixture into the peppers.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
- Bake for 20-30 miutes or until the peppers are cooked to desired doneness.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.
This recipe was shared in Meal Plan Monday.