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Favorite and Easy Stuffed Pepper Recipe with Chicken

Packed with flavor, meat, and nutritional goodness! This side dish is sure to become a favorite at your dinner table.
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Meat Dishes, Russian
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 10
Calories: 147kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 lb mini bell peppers, tops cut off, cleaned out
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • ¼ cup rice, cooked (I use organic basmati)
  • 1 lb chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
  • water

Instructions

  • Boil rice in a little sauce pan with ½ cup of water.
    ¼ cup rice,, water
  • Chop 1 onion and grate the carrots. Set aside.
    2 onions,, 2 carrots,
  • Cut the tops off the bell peppers and clean them out.
    1 lb mini bell peppers,
  • Grind boneless and skinless thighs with 1 onion. To the meat add cooked rice, salt, pepper, and half of the tomato paste. Mix all together.
    2 onions,, ¼ cup rice,, 1 lb chicken thighs,, salt,, pepper,, 4 Tbsp tomato paste
  • Heat extra virgin olive oil in a pan. Sauté the chopped onion and carrots, stir occasionally until onion begins to soften; about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the rest of the tomato paste and ¼ cup of water. Mix well and turn off the heat.
    extra virgin olive oil, 4 Tbsp tomato paste
  • Fill a medium-sized pot with water and bring to a boil.
    water
  • Stuff the peppers with meat, dropping them in the boiled water. (The water must be hot, or the meat will fall apart). If you have meat left over, you can make meatballs and drop them into the boiled water with peppers.
  • Carefully add the sautéd vegetables into the pot with peppers. Add water if necessary, should cover all the peppers (and meatballs if any).
    water
  • Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover, and let simmer for 40-45 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat, and sprinkle with a handful of chopped parsley.
    1 handful fresh parsley,

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3625IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg