Best Greek Chicken Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

GREEK CHICKEN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a casserole dish with olive oil. Halve and seed the bell peppers. put in a single layer, face up in the dish.
• Remove excess fat from the chicken thighs, and cut into 1 inch pieces. in a bowl, combine chicken pieces with lemon juice, spices, salt and black olives. place this mixture into the open peppers. Don't worry if some spills out.
• Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese and bake, uncovered, for 1 hour at 400°F.

GREEK-INSPIRED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place 1/2 cup rice in a container and cover with water. Allow to soak for the 15 or 20 minutes, and drain well.
• Combine onion, garlic, rosemary, parsley, oregano, dill, coriander, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; stir to combine. Add ground lamb and drained rice. Using your hands, mix well until ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Slice bell peppers in half, top to bottom, and remove membranes and seeds. Evenly divide lamb mixture amongst each of the bell pepper halves. Set stuffed peppers in a shallow baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is cooked through, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the filling should read 160 degrees F (71 degrees C). Allow to cool slightly, and garnish with tzatziki (see note). Sprinkle feta cheese crumbles and chopped tomatoes evenly over the stuffed peppers before serving.

CHICKEN-STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off of peppers and remove seeds.
• Place peppers in a large pot of boiling water and boil for 3 minutes.
• Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside.
• In a saucepan, cook onion and garlic in melted butter until tender.
• Add chicken, broth, rice with seasoning packet contents, celery, carrot, basil, and thyme; bring to a boil.
• Lower heat; cover and simmer until the rice is tender.
• Remove from heat; stir in tomatoes, mushrooms, and zucchini.
• Spoon mixture into the peppers; put in a greased 2-quart casserole.
• Spoon remaining rice mixture around the peppers.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until peppers are tender and the filling is heated thoroughly.
• Uncover and sprinkle with parmesan cheese, bake 5 minutes more.