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Grilled stuffed jalapeños with chicken chorizo

1
Points® value
Total Time
50 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
24
Difficulty
Easy
You’ll need a jalapeño grilling rack for this crowd-pleasing Mexican snack. Look for one at a kitchenware store or an online cookware website.

Ingredients

Chicken chorizo

9 oz, (255g)

Shredded reduced-fat Mexican-style cheese

¾ cup(s)

Uncooked scallions

cup(s), minced

Jalapeño pepper

24 medium

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine sausage, cheese and scallions.
  2. Slice off stem and about 0.6 cm (1/4 inch) top of each jalapeño.
  3. Using a small paring knife, seed and devein jalapeños; stuff each with 30 ml (2 Tbsp) sausage mixture and stand in grilling rack.
  4. Preheat grill to high heat.
  5. Set jalapeño grilling rack on grill over indirect heat (just to the side of the heat). Cover and grill until jalapeños are softened and somewhat blistered, about 30 minutes; cool in rack for a few minutes before serving warm.

Notes

Serving size: 1 stuffed jalapeño.