How To Make Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers
Each bite of these stuffed peppers is filled with corn, chicken, rice, and more! Enjoy a burst of different flavors in one baked dish with this easy recipe.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupdry brown rice,(2 cups) cooked
- 5bell peppers,medium, red, yellow, orange or green
- 1yellow onion,(1½ cups) medium, chopped
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 2tbspcanola oil,divided
- 1lbchicken,diced into ¾-inch pieces
- 1tspchili powder
- 1tspcumin,ground
- ¼tsppaprika
- salt and black pepper,freshly ground
- 10oztomatoes with green chiles,(1 can)
- 1cupblack beans,canned, drained and rinsed
- 1cupcorn,frozen
- 3tbspcilantro,fresh, plus more for garnish
- 1tbsplime juice,fresh
- ⅔cupMonterey Jack Cheese,shredded
- sour cream
- Mexican style hot sauce,such as Tapatio or Cholula, optional
Instructions
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Prepare brown rice according to directions listed on package. Halfway through brown rice cooking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F and begin making filling and boiling peppers.
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cut peppers in half through length (top to bottom), seed and devein peppers, then boil for 4 to 5 minutes (fully immersing in the water), just until tender. Drain well and align in baking pans, set aside.
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large and deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until golden for about 5 minutes, then add garlic and saute for 30 seconds longer, transfer onion mixture to a plate.
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Add remaining oil skillet, and add chicken, sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of chili powder, ½ teaspoon of cumin, paprika, and season with salt and pepper.
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Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cooked through. Reduce heat to medium-low, add tomatoes, onion mixture, black beans, corn, cooked brown rice, remaining chili powder, cumin, cilantro, lime juice, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook just until heated through.
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Add a heaping ½ cup of the mixture to each pepper half (and slightly press as filling to fit). Pour enough water into bottom of baking dishes to reach ⅛-inch in height (careful not to pour it in peppers).
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Cover baking dishes with foil and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until peppers are soft.
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Remove from oven, sprinkle tops evenly with cheese then return to oven to bake for 3 minutes longer until cheese has melted.
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Serve warm topped with more cilantro, sour cream and hot sauce if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 324.72kcal
- Fat: 13.52g
- Saturated Fat: 4.08g
- Trans Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.65g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.77g
- Carbohydrates: 34.16g
- Fiber: 5.99g
- Sugar: 5.91g
- Protein: 17.82g
- Cholesterol: 41.85mg
- Sodium: 486.17mg
- Calcium: 119.12mg
- Potassium: 722.57mg
- Iron: 2.68mg
- Vitamin A: 154.23µg
- Vitamin C: 148.11mg
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