Cheese and Chicken Sausage Stuffed Jalapeños
Enjoy flavorful Cheese and chicken sausage Stuffed Jalapeños that are easy to make! Try this delightful recipe today!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves approximately 4 people (2 jalapeños each) 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
Scale
- 6–8 Jalapeño peppers
- Olive oil
- 5 oz Mexican chicken sausage
- 5 oz Queso Asadero, coarsely grated
- 6–8 corn tortillas
- Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Jalapeños: Boil jalapeños in water for five minutes until pale green, then cool.
- Cook the Chicken Sausage: Heat olive oil in a skillet, add chicken sausage, and cook until browned.
- Stuff the Peppers: Cut a slit in each pepper, remove seeds, then fill with cheese and sausage.
- Broil: Place filled peppers on a baking sheet under the broiler for 2-5 minutes until cheese melts.
- Serve: Enjoy over warm corn tortillas garnished with cilantro and kosher salt.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed jalapeño (approx. 45g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg