Chicken-Stuffed Peppers

These peppers stuffed with goat cheese, chicken, peppers, and onions are super easy to make, and even the kids will enjoy them!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 377 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 pinch salt to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil (Optional)
• ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
• 1 bunch kale, chopped
• ½ cup frozen bell pepper and onion mix
• 4 bell peppers, tops and seeds removed
• 2 slices Havarti cheese, cut into halves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Saute pepper and onion mix in hot oil until the onions are translucent, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

Mix sauteed pepper and onion mix, chicken, kale, goat cheese, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a bowl; spoon into bell peppers to overflowing. Arrange stuffed peppers in a casserole dish. Brush coconut oil on outside of peppers, if desired.

Step 4

Bake peppers in preheated oven until soft, 30 to 40 minutes. Top each pepper with a half-slice of cheese and continue cooking until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.