Stuffed Peppers with Beef, Rice, Spinach and Cheese
- 4 long, mild to medium chile peppers, such as moderate heat poblano or mild Italian cubanelle
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus some for drizzling
- 1 clove garlic, cracked
- 10 ounces triple washed spinach, stems removed and coarsely chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup beef broth or chicken broth
- 3 cups leftover Spanish style beef and rice
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack, smoked cheddar or pepper jack cheese
- Preheat a griddle or grill pan.
- Seed chile peppers.
- Drizzle peppers with a little oil and grill over medium high to high heat 3 or 4 minutes on each side, until tender.
- Transfer peppers to a broiler pan or baking sheet, hollow side up.
- Place a small skillet on the stove top and add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, olive oil and a crushed clove of garlic.
- Heat over medium flame and add spinach in bunches until it is all wilted and is giving off liquid.
- Season greens with salt and pepper.
- Remove spinach and drain.
- Set aside.
- Preheat broiler to high.
- Defrost beef and rice in microwave oven.
- Combine 1/2 cup broth and defrosted rice in the skillet you cooked the spinach in and reheat over medium flame.
- Add 1 cup tomato sauce and heat through.
- Pile spinach and hot beef and tomato rice into peppers, mounding them up in the center of each pepper.
- Top liberally with grated cheese and melt cheese under broiler 3 to 5 minutes, then serve.
long, extravirgin olive oil, clove garlic, washed spinach, salt, beef broth, leftover spanish, tomato sauce, shredded monterey
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/stuffed-peppers-with-beef-rice-spinach-and-cheese-recipe.html (may not work)