Goat Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeños with Ranchero Sauce

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
Prepare the sauce up to two days ahead, and chill. Grill the jalapeños a day in advance, and refrigerate. Stuff and bake them just before serving.
Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 stuffed jalapeño, 1/3 cup sauce, and 1 tortilla)
Ingredients
- Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 2 cups vertically sliced onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 1 (15-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
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Jalapeños: - Cooking spray
- 10 large jalapeño peppers (about 4 inches long)
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces goat cheese, softened
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 10 corn tortillas, warmed according to package directions
Preparation
1. To prepare sauce, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup water and next 5 ingredients (through tomato sauce). Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400°.
3. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add jalapeños to pan; cook 9 minutes or until tender and blackened, turning occasionally. Cut a lengthwise slit in each jalapeño; discard stems, seeds, and membranes.
4. Combine cream cheese and next 3 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove). Fill each jalapeño with about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Place jalapeños on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 7 minutes or until warm. Serve with tortillas and sauce.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 126 (34% from fat)
- Fat:
- 4.7g (sat 2.4g,mono 1.1g,poly 0.6g)
- Protein:
- 5.3g
- Carbohydrate:
- 17.2g
- Fiber:
- 2.7g
- Cholesterol:
- 10mg
- Iron:
- 0.9mg
- Sodium:
- 283mg
- Calcium:
- 75mg




