I have a close friend that is allergic to (horrors!) jalapenos. Yes. It’s true. However we discovered something amazing. She is not allergic to chipolte.
Yes. My friends are as weird as I am.
I was making chicken verde, actually something known around here as Stacked Enchiladas. It is sort of a chicken lasagne made with corn torillas instead of lasagne noodles… and sour cream and salsa verde rather than marinara. O.k. it is nothing like lasagne. Nothing at all.
Anyway, I was putting together the stacked enchiladas when I realized that I had made the salsa verde with jalapeno. Which meant, of course, that Edye couldn’t eat any of it. NO!
Thinking quickly I roasted another red pepper and cut it in half. I stuffed the pepper halves with a spicy chicken mixture and covered it with smoked cheese. I baked it along with the stacked enchiladas. When it came out of the oven it was incredible. Amazing. Delicious. Wow.
The roast red peppers are sweet and smoky from the roasting. The chicken mixture is tender and full of flavor with the smokiness of the pepper, the spiciness of the sauce, and the cool creaminess of the sour cream. The topping is a combination of smoked Gouda and Monterey Jack, the melting makes it creamy and rich. All together? The flavors explode one after one, first sweet then spicy then tangy then spicy again and finally a cool, smoky Southwestern flavor at the finish.
Ahhhhhh. This is not a party in your mouth. It is a whole freaking symphony. Really. If you don’t believe me, ask Edye.
I am entering this recipe into the Saucy Mama Recipe contest. I contemplated it because it was supposed to be party food, or something I would serve to friends. But this is easy to make and could easily be made ahead. Anyway, who in their right mind doesn’t like stuffed peppers? Yeah.
I used the lime chipotle marinade on the cooked chicken more as a sauce to give it flavor than as a marinade. The marinade is tangy and spicy but not so spicy that it will overpower the other flavors. It is perfect with the rest of the flavors in the pepper; the chicken, the roast poblano, the corn, the smoky cheese, and the earthy cumin. Full of Southwestern flavor, and if you use a rotisserie chicken from the deli you can have this on the table in less than 20 minutes.
Roast Peppers Stuffed with Spicy Lime Chipotle Chicken
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 4 large red peppers, roasted under the broiler or on the grill until the skins blacken
- 1 roast poblano, chopped
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 cup Saucy Mama Lime Chipotle Marinade, more to taste
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cup smoked Gouda, shredded
- 1/2 cup Monterey Jack, shredded
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- Poach chicken in the broth until it is tender. Cool and cut in small, bite size pieces. Save the broth for another use.
- Mix the chicken with the Saucy Mama Lime Chipotle Marinade.
- Mix the shredded cheese together and reserve 1 cup.
- Saute the onion and garlic until it is transparent and tender.
- Mix the sour cream, cumin, cilantro, poblano, cheeses, corn, and chicken together. Spoon into the roasted red pepper halves.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on the top of the chicken mixture.
- Bake at 375F for 15 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and browned.
- Serve hot.
Serves 8.
So… How does the recipe sound to you? Would you like to try it?
Yeah I thought you would. Well, you can win a bottle of the Saucy Mama Lime Chipotle and make this for your family…and because I am going on vacation next week you have longer than usual to enter. So… you get one entry for each thing you do:
- Leave a comment
- Like the RestlessChipotle Fan Page and tell me in a comment
- Blog about the contest and link to this post. Leave the link to your post in a comment.
- Follow me on twitter and comment to let me know.
Four chances to win! Lets see, I get back from my cruise on the 11th. Let’s say that the contest will close at 12 noon, central time, on September 13th. That gives me a chance to settle back in.
So … there you have it….ready…. set…. go…..
Contest listed on Online Sweeps
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WOW!! This sounds totally amazing!! I will have to try it!!
I love the comments about the lasagna likeness (or lack thereof)! Too funny!!
This looks outstanding! All my favorite flavors in one dish. I already went to the saucy mama website to purchase Chipotle marinade….and a few other items. Can’t wait to make it.
I wish I had have been there to sample this Marye. You always come through for your friends.
sounds yummy
As I thought, New Boston Walmart doesn’t have Saucy Mama’s Chipolte Lime Sauce. I got a can of chipotles in Abuelo (isn’t that like ‘grandmother’s) sauce and also got fresh three Limes. I/m going to play like “I” am a “saucy mama” and see if that works : ) tee hee hee I bought all the ingredients today at Walmar for this and the Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef – my mouth waters just thinking about them! : )
would love to try- and have a safe trip
Ok. I definitely want to try both the sauce and the recipe.
And I’m already a Restless Chipotle liker. (facebook, right??)
And since I don’t blog – I facebooked the whole link – does that count? You decide.
OMG, I just want to reach into the computer and steal that food–that dish looks soooo good !! I’d love to try this sauce AND the recipe, for sure.
The recipe looks outstanding! Thanks!
would love to try
it sounds yummy & I’d love to try it
That sounds real good – thanks.
OMG YES I want to try it! I’ve actually spent a good part of the summer in the kitchen experimenting with my garden harvest and chipotle! Think blackberry chipotle sauce, grape chipotle sauce, plum chipotle sauce…!
Sounds yum yum yummy! I’d like to try that recipe!
This recipee looks so good. Would love to win this.
Your recipe sounds delicious.
I’m not a pepper person, but everything else sounds really good. I think i’d just make a casserole out of everything else.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
This looks really good. I would love to try it.
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We love Mexican food & this would be perfect to try on my family.
I will definitely have to try this recipe as it looks like something that my family would really enjoy.
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Want to try on eggs…………..
Looks and sounds yummy. Thanks.
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We love Mexican Food! And this looks like something we would all love.
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Great Post and Great Recipe..Good Luck on the Saucy Mama Recipe Contest!!
I hope you win:)
This sounds so delicious!
I’d love to win this. I love to try out new things and flavors when cooking. Thanks for the contest! codisweepstakes2 (@) gmail(dot)com
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I’ve been trying new recipes lately, so this would be fun!
This sounds like it could be really yummy!!
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I would love to try this. Your recipe looks yummy. Thanks for the chance to win
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I would love to try this. Your recipe looks yummy. Thanks for the chance to win
I t looks yummy enough for guests.
This sounds and looks delicious! I’m getting hungry…thanks for the chance!
Recipe sounds awesome! I love love love to cook.
This would be swell to try, could use it for lots of things
I would love to try this recipe! It has me drooling it looks delicious! suelee1998 @ gmail.com
this would look great on chicken
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This truly sounds delicious. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Ole. this sounds great. i would love to try it. Thanks.
I like the Restless Chipotle Fan Page on Facebook.
Sounds like a great recipe! I love my food extra spicy.
Thank you for the great giveaway please count me in
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My mouth is watering from looking at your pictures! Yum!
Wonderful recipe.
I tried it with a homemade marinade made from guajillo, pasillo oaxaqueno and chipotle meco and would recommend trying your own marinade from chiles that are available. The smokiness of the pasillo oaxequeno works excellently with the recipe.
sounds delish!