Another easy recipe I use, that's been a hit with dinner dates is my Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers. This is a highly adaptable recipe, because you can tweek the stuffing any way you want. You can add diced chicken, shredded beef, shrimp, crab, whatever. I'll give you the basics, but feel free to adapt and make it your own.
Ingredients:
4 whole red peppers
1 and half cup of rice
8oz Cheddar cheese
can of corn, drained
can of diced tomatoes, drained
half onion, diced
hot sauce of your choice, salt, pepper to taste
spring mix
sour cream and/or guacamole
Prep: (15 mins)
Boil a big pot of water, and in a separate pan, cook the rice. Cut the tops off of the peppers, and gut the insides. Cut off any usable pieces from the tops and mix with all of your other ingredients. If you want to jump the stuffing up a notch, you can't beat a few pinches of fresh cilantro.
Boil the peppers with a pinch of salt for about 4 minutes. Use a wooden spoon like item to keep the peppers under water the whole time. Set aside to cool. When cool, stuff 'em.
When your date arrives, it'll take 45 minutes at 350 degrees to bake these bad boys. Serve a pepper over a bed of spring mix, with a dollop each of sour cream and guacamole on the side of the plate. My drink suggestion is margaritas. Get a couple in both of you before dinner. A nice dessert compliment is something with dark chocolate.
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