Felicitys Chicken Stuffed Red Bell Peppers Recipes

CROCK POT CHICKEN STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the top off each pepper- save the tops, snap off the stem.
• Remove seeds& membranes from peppers, do not puncture the bottoms.
• Saute the chicken in an oil sprayed no stick skillet for 5 minutes, remove from the pan Saute Onion until transparent (approx 5 min).
• Add corn, pine nuts, cumin, chili flakes, salt& pepper.
• Return chicken to pan, add rice& chopped tomato.
• Fill the peppers and place in the crock pot.
• Sit each pepper on one of the saved pepper tops Pour the chicken broth around the peppers.
• Turn on low for approx 5 hours- Try not to lift the lid until near the end.
• If the broth has evaporated add a bit more or just add plain water.

FRENCH STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS WITH FENNEL AND GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 120C/240F/Gas 1.
• Cut the peppers in half, discard the core & seeds and also trim away the white membrane too.
• Grease a Le Creuset roasting or ovenproof dish.
• Cut the onion & fennel bulb into 6 wedges each. (Keep the the delicate green fronds from the fennel bulb & put to one side.).
• Put the onion wedges, fennel wedges & cushed garlic into a mixing bowl & add the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt & black pepper - mix well.
• Divide the onion & fennel wedges between the 6 pepper halves, arranging them neatly within the peppers & season well.Pour the remaining oil & vinegar dressing over the top of them.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the peppers are soft & just tinged brown.
• Remove the stuffed peppers from the oven & increase the oven temperature to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Sprinkle the chopped sun-dried tomatoes over the top of the peppers.
• Slice the goats cheese & arrange over the top of the stuffed peppers; return them the oven for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted & bubbling.
• Remove from the oven, leave to cool slightly and serve them warm or at room temperature with the cooked dressing drizzled over the top of them.
• Garnish with the green fronds kept from the fennel bulbs.
• Serve as a starter, 1 pepper half per person with a side salad or as a main course - 2 pepper halves per person with bread & salad.
• These can also be served as a very colourful & elegant vegetable accompaniment!

CHICKEN WILD RICE STUFFED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan; add wild rice. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, 55 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Mix mushroom soup, chicken, carrot, onion, and red pepper flakes in a bowl; fold in wild rice.
• Arrange red bell pepper halves in the prepared casserole dish. Fill each half with chicken-rice filling. Cover casserole dish loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through and bubbling, about 45 minutes.

CHICKEN STUFFED " CHILI" BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Slice peppers lengthwise and clean out seeds.
• In a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, cook and stir about 3 minutes.
• Add red pepper, cook and stir about 2 minutes.
• Add ground chicken, cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink.
• Stir in chili powder, oregano, salt, pepper and cumin; cook 2 minutes longer.
• Mash half the beans coarsely.
• Stir all beans, barbecue sauce and tomato paste into chicken. Cook about 2 minutes and remove from heat.
• Fill each pepper with the mixture and top with cheese.
• Bake peppers until heated, about 10 minutes. Garnish with sour cream.