Mexican Stuffed Peppers Recipe With Nutrition Data and Calorie Count

Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Cream cheese and sausage stuffed hot peppers.

Yields:

8 servings

Meal Type:

Main Dish

Rating:

Ingredients

8 oz tomato sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
16 oz chorizo
16 oz breakfast pork sausage
12 medium banana peppers
12 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
8 oz cream cheese

Directions

Split peppers down the middle and remove the seeds, do not cut through both sides. You may consider steaming peppers for 10 minutes.
Cook over medium heat both sausages with onions until brown.
Mix cream cheese and 3/4 of the cheddar cheese into sausage mixture.
Place peppers in baking pan. Stuff peppers with the sausage mixture.
Pour tomato sauce over peppers.
Bake at 325 °F (160 °C) for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle rest of cheese on peppers and then bake for additional 10 minutes.
Serve with sour cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Daily Values

Calories

Amount Per Serving 736

% Daily Value*

Total Fat

Amount Per Serving 61.1g

% Daily Value 78%
- Saturated Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 28.385g
- Trans Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 0.12g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 5.024g
- Monounsaturated Fat
  
  Amount Per Serving 23.989g
Cholesterol

Amount Per Serving 166mg

% Daily Value 55%
Sodium

Amount Per Serving 1421mg

% Daily Value 62%
Total Carbohydrate

Amount Per Serving 9.54g

% Daily Value 3%
- Dietary Fiber
  
  Amount Per Serving 3g
  
  % Daily Value 11%
- Total Sugars
  
  Amount Per Serving 3.41g
  
  Includes -g Added Sugars
Protein

Amount Per Serving 36.59g

Nutrients Declaration Requirement

Vitamin A

Amount Per Serving 27mcg

% Daily Value 3%
Vitamin C

Amount Per Serving 69mg

% Daily Value 77%
Vitamin D

Amount Per Serving -mcg

% Daily Value -%
Calcium

Amount Per Serving 27mg

% Daily Value 2%
Iron

Amount Per Serving 15mg

% Daily Value 83%
Potassium

Amount Per Serving 743mg

% Daily Value 16%

Nutrition summary:

Calories 736 KCal
Fat 61.1 g
Carbs 9.54 g
Protein 36.59 g

There are 736 calories in 1 serving of Mexican Stuffed Peppers.

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Values estimated based on person weighing 160 lbs.