Thai-Style Chicken Stuffed Bell Peppers

PumpKIM's Note:

Chicken mixed with Thai flavors inside of a pepper!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 medium bell peppers
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cut the tops off of the peppers and scrape out the insides.
3. Once cleaned out, place peppers in a casserole dish.
4. Brown the chicken.
5. Drain off excess fat.
6. In a bowl, combine the salsa, peanut butter, soy sauce, ginger, lime juice and peanuts.
7. Fold into the chicken.
8. Spoon the mixture into the peppers.
9. Add 4 tablespoons of hot water to bottom of baking dish.
10. Cover the baking dish and bake for approximately 30 minutes or until peppers are tender.

Reviews

[FLKeysJen]

Outstanding power lunch filled with protein. The peppers cooked perfectly in 30 minutes. Matchstick-cut carrots and chopped green onions would be good in this. Thai-spiced peanuts made the perfect garnish.

[pennski]

Made this for dinner and served with sliced cucumbers.
This was delicious! Will make again.