How to Make Yummy Chicken stuffed bell peppers

Chicken stuffed bell peppers. These Chicken Stuffed Peppers are filled with black beans, corn, onion, and brown rice — you pretty much have all the food groups in one bite! This was actually my first time eating/making stuffed bell peppers and I'm so glad I finally tried them! I hope you love them too!

I'm a big fan of easy dinners and these healthy stuffed peppers totally fit the bill. How to make chicken stuffed bell peppers: We'll start with raw bell peppers. Both for a family meal and for entertaining, this is a dish I serve frequently. You can cook Chicken stuffed bell peppers using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook 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. It's 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
5. Prepare 4 of chicken breasts, cut into small cubes.
6. It's 1 tsp of chilli powder.
7. It's 1 tsp of cumin.
8. It's 1/4 tsp of Himalayan salt.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground pepper.
10. It's 1 cup of no sugar added tomato sauce.
11. Prepare 2 cups of cooked brown rice.
12. Prepare 1 cup of chickpeas, canned, drained.
13. It's 1 cup of frozen corn kernels.
14. It's 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.

It's very appealing to the eye, and people like the wild rice and the peppers. What I learned about cooking came from an expert - my husband! He's the real chef in the family. Chicken Parm-Stuffed Bell Peppers. featured in Crowd-Pleasing Potluck Recipes.

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 !.

Arrange the bell peppers, cut-side up, on the greased baking sheet. Chicken stuffed peppers are wonderful because bell peppers are easy vegetables to be stuffed unlike cabbage leaves, hence lazy cabbage rolls. My mom loved making chicken stuffed peppers. As a kid I loved the stuffing but didn't like the soft baked bell peppers. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.