Ingredients
Scale
- 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
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cut the tops off the green peppers and place the peppers in a baking pan. Dice any pepper flesh around the stems and set it aside. Discard the seeds and stems.
- Mix the ground chicken, cooked rice, chopped onion, minced garlic, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in the diced peppers.
- Scoop the chicken mixture into the hollowed green peppers. Cover the stuffed peppers with tomato sauce.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Remove the foil. Top the peppers with shredded mozzarella cheese. Continue baking until the filling is cooked through and the cheese is golden, about 15 more minutes.
Notes
- Use any color of bell pepper you prefer.
- You can use any type of cooked rice.
- Ensure the ground chicken mixture is fully cooked before serving.
- Let the stuffed peppers cool for a few minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Lactose
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg