How To Make Kofta-Style Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Yogurt Mint Sauce
Taking a cue from Middle Eastern cuisine, these stuffed peppers are filled chicken, onions, garlic, and an assortment of fresh herbs for a festive dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupwhole-grain bulgur
- 1tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1medium yellow onion,chopped
- 4clovesgarlic,large, minced
- 2tspground cumin
- 1tspground coriander
- ¾tspred chili flakes
- 1½tspkosher salt
- 1lbground chicken
- 15ozdiced tomatoes,(1 can or 2 medium tomatoes), drained well
- ½cupfresh cilantro,chopped
- ½cupfresh mint,chopped
- 6medium bell peppers,red, yellow, or green
For Yogurt Sauce:
- 1½cupsGreek yogurt,(non- or low-fat plain)
- 2tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1½tbspfresh lemon juice,(from 1 lemon)
- ¼cupfresh mint,finely chopped
- ¾tspkosher salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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In a medium saucepan bring 1¼ cups water to a boil. Add the bulgur and stir. Reduce the heat to medium-low so it simmers. Cover the pan and cook for about 12 minutes until tender. Set aside.
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In a large skillet set over medium-high heat add the olive oil. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes until tender.
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Add the cumin, coriander, chili flakes, salt, chicken, and tomatoes. Cook for about 7 minutes just until the chicken is done, breaking it up like taco meat. Stir in the cilantro, mint, and cooked bulgur. Remove from heat.
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Cut the tops off the bell peppers and pull out the seeds and membranes. Set the peppers upright in a baking pan large enough to accommodate them.
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Divide the filling among the peppers. Set the tops on the peppers. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the peppers are tender and slightly shriveled, but still firm.
Yogurt Sauce:
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In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, mint, and kosher salt.
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Serve peppers warm with yogurt sauce on the side.
Nutrition
- Calories: 339.26kcal
- Fat: 17.75g
- Saturated Fat: 5.18g
- Trans Fat: 0.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 7.86g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.17g
- Carbohydrates: 25.14g
- Fiber: 6.74g
- Sugar: 10.17g
- Protein: 22.55g
- Cholesterol: 74.59mg
- Sodium: 879.35mg
- Calcium: 129.47mg
- Potassium: 947.85mg
- Iron: 3.85mg
- Vitamin A: 233.77µg
- Vitamin C: 166.51mg
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