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Chicken and Rice Stuffed Pepper

Chicken, rice, and onions stuffed in a bell pepper
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bell pepper, chicken, onions, stuffed pepper
Servings: 1 person

Equipment

  • Medium nonstick pan
  • Small pot

Ingredients

  • 1 whole bell pepper (color of choice)
  • 1/4 whole white onion
  • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/8 cup white rice
  • 1 tbls minced garlic
  • 1/2 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can)
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F
  • Wash bell pepper, cut stem and top off of and deseed
  • Place pepper on sheet pan and bake in oven for 30 min covered until fork tender. While
    pepper is cooking, finely dice ¼ of a white onion
  • Take boneless, skinless chicken breast, trim fat as desired and salt and pepper generously
  • Heat nonstick pan with olive oil on medium-high. When pan has heated, sear both sides of the chicken breast thoroughly (4-6 min) or until cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Heat up water in pot and cook 1/8 cup of white rice according to package instructions
  • While rice is cooking. In the same pan that the chicken was cooked in, heat 1 tsp oil
    and diced onion on medium. Cook until translucent (3-4 min), salt and pepper to
    taste
  • Add minced garlic to pan with onions and cook for 1-2 min
  • Remove pepper from stove once tender by fork
  • Chop cooked chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and add to  cooked rice mixture. Add ½ can of diced tomatoes and cook for 3-5 min until heated through. Salt and pepper to taste
  • Stuff bell pepper with rice mixture. Top with shredded cheddar cheese as desired
  • Bake stuffed pepper uncovered for 5-10 min to melt cheese. Serve immediately.