Description
Make bold, flavorful Tex-Mex Chicken Stuffed Peppers. This recipe delivers big taste with simple steps, perfect for a comforting family dinner. You will love how easy it is to get that homemade flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large bell peppers (any color)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 packet (about 1 oz) taco seasoning
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Cut the tops off the bell peppers. Remove seeds and membranes. Place peppers cut-side up in the prepared baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain any excess grease.
- Stir in the taco seasoning, diced tomatoes and green chilies, cooked rice, and half of the shredded cheese into the skillet with the chicken. Mix well.
- Spoon the chicken mixture evenly into the hollowed-out bell peppers.
- Pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the baking dish around the peppers.
- Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of the stuffed peppers.
- Return to the oven, uncovered, and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until the peppers are tender and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Notes
- For extra moisture, you can briefly steam the hollowed peppers for 5 minutes before stuffing.
- Feel free to substitute ground turkey for ground chicken.
- If you like a little heat, add a dash of your favorite hot sauce to the filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: Approx. 380
- Sugar: Approx. 7g
- Sodium: Approx. 650mg
- Fat: Approx. 15g
- Saturated Fat: Approx. 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: Not specified
- Trans Fat: Not specified
- Carbohydrates: Approx. 28g
- Fiber: Approx. 4g
- Protein: Approx. 35g
- Cholesterol: Not specified