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Chicken Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Chicken Stuffed Peppers Recipe


  • Author: anna
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

These Chicken Stuffed Peppers are filled with a flavorful mixture of ground chicken, bulgur wheat, and aromatic spices, then baked to perfection. Served with a creamy garlic yogurt sauce, these peppers are a delicious and satisfying meal.


Ingredients

Scale

Bell Peppers:

  • 4 large bell peppers (any color)

Filling:

  • 1/2 cup fine bulgur wheat
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 4 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Aleppo pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground sumac
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 4 ounces fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

Yogurt Sauce:

  • 3/4 cup thick Greek yogurt
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
  • 3 tablespoons chopped mint (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven: Place the rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400°F. Slice the bell peppers in half, remove seeds, and place in a baking dish.
  2. Cook the bulgur: Boil water, add bulgur, cover, and cook for 12 minutes. Set aside.
  3. Make the filling: In a skillet, sauté onion and garlic. Add ground chicken, spices, tomatoes, cooked bulgur, spinach, parsley, and mint. Cook until most moisture evaporates.
  4. Stuff the peppers: Fill each pepper half with the mixture. Bake for 35 minutes.
  5. Make the sauce: Mix yogurt, minced garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, salt, Aleppo pepper, and mint.
  6. Serve: Top baked peppers with yogurt sauce and enjoy!
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Mediterranean

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper half
  • Calories: 320
  • Sugar: 7g
  • Sodium: 680mg
  • Fat: 12g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 7g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 28g
  • Fiber: 7g
  • Protein: 26g
  • Cholesterol: 80mg

Keywords: Chicken Stuffed Peppers, Stuffed Peppers Recipe, Mediterranean Recipe, Chicken Recipe