Recipe: Chorizo and Black Bean Stuffed Bell PeppersDescription: Spicy chorizo and black beans stuffed inside red bell peppers, baked to perfection and topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese and fresh cilantro.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 50Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 4 whole red bell peppers, 250 g spicy chorizo sausage, 1 cup cooked black beans, 1 cup diced tomatoes, 1 whole red onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon cumin, 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, 0.25 cup cilantroInstructions: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Cut the tops off the red bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. In a skillet over medium heat, add the chopped chorizo sausage and cook until browned. Remove the chorizo from the skillet and set aside. In the same skillet, add the red onion and garlic, and sauté until the onion is translucent. Add the cooked black beans, diced tomatoes, cumin, and smoked paprika to the skillet. Stir well to combine and let it cook for 5 minutes. Add the cooked chorizo back into the skillet and mix everything together. Stuff each red bell pepper with the chorizo and bean mixture, packing it tightly. Place the stuffed peppers in a baking dish, and cover it with foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle shredded Monterey Jack cheese over the top of each pepper, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving. Garnish with chopped cilantro.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: Mexican, Baked, Stuffed PeppersThis Chorizo and Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 50 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
Mexican
Baked
Stuffed Peppers

Chorizo and Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers

Spicy chorizo and black beans stuffed inside red bell peppers, baked to perfection and topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese and fresh cilantro.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 35 min
Serves: 4
September 23, 2025
Chorizo and Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
4 wholesred bell peppers

tops removed and seeded

0.6 poundsspicy chorizo sausage

chopped

1 cupcooked black beans
1 cupdiced tomatoes
1red onion

chopped

2 clovesgarlic

minced

1 teaspooncumin
0.5 teaspoonssmoked paprika
1 cupshredded monterey jack cheese
0.25 cupscilantro

chopped

Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).

2

Cut the tops off the red bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes.

3

In a skillet over medium heat, add the chopped chorizo sausage and cook until browned. Remove the chorizo from the skillet and set aside.

4

In the same skillet, add the red onion and garlic, and sauté until the onion is translucent.

5

Add the cooked black beans, diced tomatoes, cumin, and smoked paprika to the skillet. Stir well to combine and let it cook for 5 minutes.

6

Add the cooked chorizo back into the skillet and mix everything together.

7

Stuff each red bell pepper with the chorizo and bean mixture, packing it tightly.

8

Place the stuffed peppers in a baking dish, and cover it with foil.

9

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.

10

Remove the foil, sprinkle shredded Monterey Jack cheese over the top of each pepper, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

11

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
625
Calories
42.7g
Fat
27.4g
Carbs
35.1g
Protein
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