Sausage-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Spanish Recipes. (Sausage-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers Recipe). There's nothing quite like the piquillo pepper. They're sweet, fruity, slightly smoky, and just bitter enough. For me, they're the San Marzano tomatoes of peppers. And while I enjoy them in literally anything, these delicate, triangular beauties are just made for stuffing.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 stuffed peppers

Sausage-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers Recipe

Ingredients

8 teaspoons olive oil

or as needed

divided

4 ounces chorizo sausage

casings removed and meat crumbled

½ cup diced green onion

salt and ground black pepper to taste

½ cup cooked long-grain white rice

2 ounces goat cheese

1 large egg

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

divided

2 cloves garlic

crushed

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 blood orange

zested and juiced

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or more to taste

12 piquillo peppers

2 tablespoons chopped almonds

Pollo al Ajillo (Spanish Garlic Chicken)

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute sausage green onion and a pinch of salt in hot oil until meat is browned and crumbly and onion is translucent 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Mix rice goat cheese egg 2 tablespoons parsley garlic cumin 1 teaspoon blood orange zest and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Spoon rice mixture into each pepper. Place stuffed peppers in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Scatter almonds over the top drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until stuffed peppers are heated through and filling is hot 15 to 20 minutes. Drizzle 1 tablespoon blood orange juice remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil and remaining parsley over the top.

Nutritional Information

Sausage-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 128.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5g 10%

Carbohydrates: 6.8g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

Sugars: 0.3g

Fat: 9.4g 14%

Saturated Fat: 3g 15%

Cholesterol: 27.5mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 539.2IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 15%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 12%

Vitamin C: 35.7mg 60%

Folate: 23.7mcg 6%

Calcium: 55.6mg 6%

Iron: 1.2mg 6%

Magnesium: 16.8mg 6%

Potassium: 189.5mg 5%

Sodium: 928.1mg 37%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 84.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.