Jack-o'-lantern chicken and rice stuffed peppers
Yield 4 servings
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 2-1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
Rice:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
Peppers:
- 4 large orange bell peppers
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed
- 3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar, divided into 1/2 cup and 1/4 cup
- Fresh Italian parsley, minced (for garnish)
Instructions
- Place shredded chicken in medium-sized sauté pan over medium heat. Sprinkle with cumin, garlic salt, ancho chili powder, smoked paprika and black pepper. Mix well.
- Add can of diced tomatoes. Simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside.
- To prepare rice, heat oil in medium-sized saucepan over medium heat.
- Add rice and cook, stirring often, until it turns golden.
- Add cumin, garlic salt and taco seasoning. Cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add tomato sauce and chicken broth; bring to boil.
- Cover pan, reduce heat to low and cook for 30 to 35 minutes until rice is tender.
- Fluff rice with fork. Set aside
- Bring large pot of water to boil over high heat.
- Rinse peppers, slice off tops, and hollow out insides. Remove seeds and white pith.
- Using small paring knife, cut out jack-o'-lantern face on each pepper.
- When water boils, add peppers and tops and cook for about 5 minutes or until peppers are tender.
- Remove peppers from water and place in an ice bath to cool.
- In large bowl, combine cooked rice, shredded chicken, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese and black beans.
- Fill each pepper with chicken and rice mixture, and top with extra 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
- Replace pepper tops back on top of each pepper.
- Place peppers upright in baking dish.
- Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and pepper is done to desired tenderness.
- Garnish with minced parsley and serve.
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Recipe by Grateful | makeitgrateful.com at https://www.makeitgrateful.com/living/celebrate/halloween/jack-o-lantern-chicken-and-rice-stuffed-peppers/