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Mini stuffed peppers in a bowl with sauce.
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Easy Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Rice

Packed with flavor, meat, and nutritional goodness! This side dish is sure to become a favorite at your dinner table.
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Meat Dishes, Russian
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 10
Calories: 147kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 lb mini bell peppers, tops cut off, cleaned out
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • ¼ cup rice, cooked (I use organic basmati)
  • 1 lb chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
  • water

Instructions

  • Boil rice in a little sauce pan with ½ cup of water.
    ¼ cup rice,, water
    Rice in a saucepan.
  • Chop an onion and grate the carrots. Set aside.
    2 onions,, 2 carrots,
    Chopped onion and carrot on a cutting board.
  • Cut the tops off the bell peppers and clean them out.
    1 lb mini bell peppers,
    Mini peppers in a bowl with insides cleaned out in a separate bowl.
  • Grind boneless and skinless thighs with an onion. Add cooked rice, salt, pepper, and half of the tomato paste to the chicken. Mix until combined.
    2 onions,, ¼ cup rice,, 1 lb chicken thighs,, salt,, pepper,, 4 Tbsp tomato paste
    Ground chicken with salt, rice, onion, and pepper in a white bowl with a spoon.
  • Heat extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan. Sauté the chopped onion and carrots, stir occasionally until onion begins to soften; about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the rest of the tomato paste and ¼ cup of water. Mix well and turn off the heat.
    extra virgin olive oil, 4 Tbsp tomato paste, water
    Sautéed veggies in a skillet.
  • Fill a medium-sized pot with water and bring to a boil.
    water
    Boiling water in a silver pot.
  • Stuff the peppers with meat, dropping them in the boiled water. (The water must be hot, or the meat will fall apart). If you have meat left over, you can make meatballs and drop them into the boiled water with peppers.
    Boiling meatballs and mini peppers in a pot of water.
  • Carefully add the sautéed vegetables into the pot with peppers. Add water if necessary, should cover all the peppers (and meatballs if any).
    water
    Adding sautéed veggies to a pot with mini peppers, ground meat, and water.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover, and let simmer for 40-45 minutes.
    salt,, pepper,
    Mini stuffed peppers in a pot of sauce with veggies.
  • Turn off the heat, and sprinkle with a handful of chopped parsley.
    1 handful fresh parsley,
    Mini stuffed peppers in a pot garnished with parsley.

Notes

Although it’s not necessary, I cook these mini chicken stuffed bell peppers in a cast iron pot. If you would like to grind your own meat, I suggest this meat grinder.

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3625IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg