Recipe: Delicious Chicken stuffed bell peppers

Chicken stuffed bell peppers. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sour cream. Stir until combined, then gently fold. Slice the bell peppers in half from top to bottom.

Healthy Chicken Stuffed Peppers This recipe for healthy chicken stuffed peppers is such a simple and easy dinner idea. Made with brown rice, veggies, ground chicken, and marinara these stuffed bell peppers are easy to make keto or low carb (make without the rice). These chicken stuffed peppers are filled with so much goodness, and they are basically a full meal in one because you get three veggies (corn, onion and peppers), a whole grain (brown rice), two proteins (black beans and chicken) and a fruit (tomatoes). You can cook Chicken stuffed bell peppers using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken stuffed bell peppers

1. You need 4 of medium red pepper, cut in half, seeds removed.
2. It's 2 tsp of Olive oil.
3. It's 1 of medium onion, chopped.
4. You need 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
5. It's 4 of chicken breasts, cut into small cubes.
6. You need 1 tsp of chilli powder.
7. It's 1 tsp of cumin.
8. You need 1/4 tsp of Himalayan salt.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground pepper.
10. Prepare 1 cup of no sugar added tomato sauce.
11. It's 2 cups of cooked brown rice.
12. Prepare 1 cup of chickpeas, canned, drained.
13. It's 1 cup of frozen corn kernels.
14. Prepare 5 tbsp of fresh cilantro, or lemon thyme (for garnish).
15. You need 1 tbsp of lime juice.
16. You need 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese.

These chicken stuffed peppers are made with ground chicken, rice, and sauteed vegetables. It's a traditional Slavic dish that has become a staple in our kitchen. Make sure to serve it with some classic Slavic side dishes like my garlic beet salad or tomato eggplant rolls. Fresh green bell peppers become their own all-in-one serving vessel when stuffed with chicken, rice, mushrooms, and a creamy mushroom-infused sauce to create a weeknight dinner that puts the all the essential nutrients in one easy-to-make and totally delicious dinner.

Chicken stuffed bell peppers instructions

1. Preheat oven 375°F. Place bell pepper in a glass dish, spray with olive oil and cook for 25 minutes.
2. Cook brown rice according to package.
3. In a large skillet, add olive oil, onions, garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add chicken, cumin, chilli powder, salt, pepper. Cook, stir frequently, for 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink..
5. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn, lime juice, fresh herbs and rice. Reduce heat to med-low and cook another 3-5 minutes..
6. Scoop chicken mixture into bell peppers, evenly. Add cheese, cover with foil and bake another 15-20 minutes. Remove foil, bake another 3 minutes. Or broil..
7. Serve and sprinkle with fresh herbs !.

You know how you have staples in your culinary repertoire? Drain and rinse in cold water. Place upside down on paper towels; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in butter until tender. Cut bell peppers in half and de-seed.