Chicken-Stuffed Poblano Peppers
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Ingredients for - Chicken-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

1. Poblano pepper, halved and seeded - 4
2. Olive oil, divided - 3 tablespoons
3. Kosher salt, divided - 1 teaspoon
4. Finely chopped yellow onion - 1 ½ cups
5. Cloves garlic, finely chopped - 5 medium
6. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
7. Smoked paprika - ½ teaspoon
8. Diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as RO*TEL) - 1 (10 ounce) can
9. Black beans, drained and rinsed - 1 (15 ounce) can
10. Cream cheese, cut into cubes - 4 ounces
11. Shredded cooked chicken - 3 cups
12. Shredded pepper jack cheese, divided - 1 ½ cups
13. Shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese, divided - 1 ½ cups
14. Corn chips (such as Fritos®, crushed - ¼ cup
15. Chopped fresh cilantro - 2 tablespoons
16. Lime wedges for serving - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Chicken-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Position a rack in the center position of the oven and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

2. Stage

Place halved peppers, cut-side down, on the prepared baking sheet (leave stems on) and drizzle evenly with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season inside and outside of peppers with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are almost tender and starting to brown, about 15 minutes.

4. Stage

Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 6 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and paprika, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 4 minutes. Add beans and stir until heated through, about 1 minute.

5. Stage

Remove onion mixture from heat. Add cream cheese and stir until melted, about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken, 1/2 cup each pepper jack and white Cheddar, and season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.

6. Stage

Spoon about 1/2 to 2/3 cup chicken mixture into each pepper half (depending on size of the pepper). Mix together corn chips and remaining 1 cup each pepper jack and white Cheddar in a small bowl. Top peppers evenly with cheese-chip mixture (it's okay if cheese spills onto the baking sheet).

7. Stage

Bake until the cheese has melted and peppers are tender, about 8 minutes. Without removing peppers, turn oven to broil and broil until cheese is starting to brown in spots, about 3 minutes.

8. Stage

Remove from oven and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Place 2 stuffed peppers and any cheese that has melted onto the baking sheet, onto each of 4 serving plates and garnish with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.