Chicken-Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe

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Both for a family meal and for entertaining, this is a dish I serve frequently. It's very appealing to the eye, and people like the wild rice and the peppers. What I learned about cooking came from an expert - my husband! He's the real chef in the family. We have a 12-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. -Shelley Armstrong, Buffalo Center, Iowa

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Chicken-Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe

Prep: 1 hour Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 large green peppers
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups diced cooked chicken
2 cups chicken broth
1 package (6 ounces) long grain brown and wild rice blend
1/3 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cut tops off peppers; remove seeds. In a large kettle, cook peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Place upside down on paper towels; set aside.
In a large saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in butter until tender. Add the chicken, broth, rice with contents of seasoning packet, celery, carrot, basil and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until the rice is almost tender.
Remove from the heat; stir in the tomatoes, mushrooms and zucchini. Spoon rice mixture into the peppers; place in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Spoon the remaining rice mixture around peppers.
Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until the peppers are tender and filling is heated through. Uncover and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; bake 5 minutes longer. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 505 calories, 16 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 113 mg cholesterol, 1,423 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 41 g protein.

Originally published as Chicken-Stuffed Green Peppers in Country Woman July/August 1998, p31