Chicken Stuffed Peppers

⏱️ 40 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Medium
Mexican dinner
Chicken Stuffed Peppers
Nutrition per Serving
255
Calories
16g
Protein
15g
Carbs
11g
Fat

Chicken Stuffed Peppers are the perfect easy, healthy, and low carb weeknight meal! They only need 10 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes in the oven.

📝 Ingredients

  • 4 sweet twister peppers (bell peppers also work)
  • 2 cups pulled apart rotisserie chicken (or cooked chicken breast)
  • 1 batch Easy Healthy Enchilada Sauce
  • 1 cup shredded block cheese of choice (my favorites are cheddar or a Mexican shredded cheese mix)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. 2Make a small slit across half of the...: Make a small slit across half of the top of the pepper (under the stem), from the middle of that slit make a long slit down the length of the pepper (be careful not to cut the stem off). Remove the seeds. Wash and dry the peppers. *If you're using bell peppers, see the notes.
  3. 3Stuff each pepper with ½ cup rotisserie chicken.
  4. 4Place the stuffed peppers in a 9 x...: Place the stuffed peppers in a 9 x 9 metal non-stick baking dish.
  5. 5Pour the enchilada sauce over the peppers, doing...: Pour the enchilada sauce over the peppers, doing your best to get the inside of the peppers coated with sauce.
  6. 6Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the...: Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the peppers.
  7. 7Cover with tented aluminum foil (make sure the...: Cover with tented aluminum foil (make sure the aluminum foil isn’t touching the cheese).
  8. 8Bake for 30 minutes, or until the peppers...: Bake for 30 minutes, or until the peppers are cooked through, the chicken is hot, and the cheese is bubbly.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Alexa Blay on keytomylime.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.