Stuffed Jalapenos

 Oh my goodness.  It is amazing.  Grumpy and I were literally eating spoons of the filling that was left over after stuffing the peppers.  He said the filling was awesome but he still wouldn’t eat a pepper, even after I told him they weren’t hot.  I think he didn’t believe me.  ;o)

These were definitely worth heating the kitchen up for however you could probably cook them on the outdoor grill also.   I traded heating the house up some rather than being outside in the heat.  At least I have AC and could go to a different part of house to keep cool – or stand near the AC vent!  I would definitely make these again.  I have never used chorizo in cooking although every time I would watch Rachel Ray use it I would think I need to try this stuff!  This recipe was my chance.  I looked for two weeks before I finally found it though.  I literally found a vegetarian version before I found the real thing!  Chirozo is some good stuff!  If you can’t find it, you could use any other type of sausage…turkey sausage would work and you can use any flavor sausage (like the Buffalo Chicken Sausage..yum!) you like in my opinion!

Cook This –>Stuffed Jalapenos
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4 oz. fresh Mexican Chorizo, casings removed and crumbled
1 cup cremini mushrooms, diced
1/4 onion, minced
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
Salt and black pepper to taste
12 Jalapeno Peppers, split in half and seeds removed

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cook the chorizo over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until oils begin to release and sausage starts to crisp up.  Remove chorizo from skillet.  Place mushrooms and onions in skillet and saute until waters release and onions become transparent.  Return chorizo to skillet and stir to combine.  Remove from heat.

Measure out cheeses and add sausage mixture, stirring to combine.  Stuff each pepper with a spoonful of the cheese mixture and bake 15 minutes.

4 servings, 250 calories, 19 grams fat, 620 mg sodium
Compared to:  Not That–>On the Border Firecracker Stuffed Jalapenos with Original Queso – 1,950 calories , 134 grams fat, and 6,540 mg sodium in one serving!

Making this recipe saves 1700 calories!