5.0 from 9 votes
Breakfast Stuffed Peppers
Delicious and easy breakfast stuffed peppers filled with chorizo and mushrooms! They're great for meal prep and feeding a crowd.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 212 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 large bell peppers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, chopped
- 8 ounces Mexican chorizo (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 8 Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- Chopped cilantro, cotija cheese, and sliced radishes for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Slice peppers in half lengthwise, then using a small knife, carefully remove the seeds and membranes. Arrange peppers cut side up in a large baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and mushrooms. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions have softened and mushrooms have cooked down.
- Add chorizo and cook, breaking the meat apart until it’s fully cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked chorizo mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add shredded cheese and stir together to combine.
- Spoon the mixture inside the bell peppers, filling about 3/4 full. Make sure to leave a little room so the egg will fit in nice and securely.
- Carefully crack an egg into the top of each bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake uncovered for 25-28 minutes for a runny yolk, or 32-35 minutes for a fully cooked yolk.
- Top with chopped cilantro, cotija cheese and sliced radishes. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Buy large bell peppers. I recommend getting the largest peppers you can find so you can fill them up with all the tasty chorizo mixture!
- Prefer your eggs scrambled? You can whisk the eggs together and pour them into the peppers instead of cracking them on top. However, you’ll only need 6 eggs instead of 8.
- Can’t find Mexican chorizo? You can substitute it using a different sausage (any breakfast sausage would be great) or you can make you own homemade chorizo.
- Don’t like mushrooms? You can substitute them for a handful of chopped spinach, kale or even black beans!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1stuffed pepper
Calories
212kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
193mg
(64%)
Sodium
174mg
(7%)
Potassium
472mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
2900IU
(58%)
Vitamin C
105mg
(117%)
Calcium
111mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 212
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1stuffed pepper | |
| Calories | 212kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 193mg | 64% |
| Sodium | 174mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 472mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2900IU | 58% |
| Vitamin C | 105mg | 117% |
| Calcium | 111mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.