PEPPERS STUFFED WITH CHICKEN AND RICE

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Green bell peppers stuffed with ground chicken, rice, veggies, and cheese. One of my best dishes yet!

Provided by D*Star

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Stuffed Main Dish Recipes     Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large green bell peppers
½ pound ground chicken
1 cup cooked rice
¼ cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup tomato sauce
¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Cut tops off green peppers and place peppers in a baking pan. Dice any pepper flesh surrounding stems; set aside. Discard seeds and stems.
  • Mix ground chicken, rice, onion, garlic, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in diced peppers.
  • Scoop chicken mixture into the green peppers and cover with tomato sauce.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Top peppers with mozzarella cheese and continue to bake until filling is cooked through and cheese is golden, about 15 minutes longer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 409 calories, Carbohydrate 40.3 g, Cholesterol 93 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 42 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 1566.3 mg, Sugar 10.2 g

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