Stuffed Peppers with sour cream sauce

Difficulty: intermediate
Category: main course

Ingredients:

  • Peppers of your choice (bell, banana, etc.)

    taco meat

  • 4 1/2 teaspoons chili powder

  • 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 beef bouillon granules
  • 1 1/3 pounds lean ground chuck
  • 1 cup water

    sour cream enchilada sauce

  • 3 tablespoons butter

  • 3 tablespoons white all purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth (divided) ( keep 1/2 cup to the side to thin out the sauce to your liking - so you may not use the whole 2 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

PREPARE PEPPERS

  1. Cut and core peppers
  2. Put in a casserole dish with 1" of water
  3. Roast at 350 while preparing other ingredients. Keep an eye on the peppers, they may not need the full amount of time to cook the other ingredients.

TACO MEAT

  1. in a medium bowl, combine chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and seasoned salt. stir in the paprika, cumin, garlic salt, and sugar. blend in the onion, bouillon, and ground red pepper, stirring until all spices are well blended.
  2. crumble the ground chuck into a large skillet over medium heat. cook, stirring, until browned.
  3. pour in seasoning. stir in water.
  4. reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until most of the liquid has cooked away, about 20 minutes.

SAUCE

  1. heat a heavy sauce pan on medium heat add butter, melt but don't brown it
  2. add flour and whisk for 1 minute until thickened
  3. add chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder and salt and whisk until smooth
  4. let it come to a boil and whisk it as it thickens. (about 5 minutes)
  5. take off heat and let cool for 5 minutes
  6. add sour cream and stir it in
  7. put pan back on low heat and add cheese and stir until melted add 1/2 cup or less of chicken broth to thin the sour cream sauce to your liking ladle on enchiladas or dish of your choice

    ASSEMBLE

    1. Fill peppers with taco meat
    2. Top with sauce

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