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Budget-Friendly Stuffed Peppers

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How to Make Budget-Friendly Stuffed Peppers

Make this whole dish the night before and hold in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve. Just heat them up in the oven or in the microwave and you’ll have dinner for the whole family in no time. They’re also delicious when eaten cold!


20 min prep time


1 hr 15 min cook time


6servings


1 stuffed pepper

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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Add lentils, water, ginger, garlic and turmeric to a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, partially covered for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  3. While lentils are cooking, mix ground chicken, cilantro, salt, ground black pepper and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl and set aside.
  4. Cut the tops off of the peppers and cut out seed pod (save the tops). Clean out the ribs and any seeds from the inside of the peppers and line the peppers cut side up in a baking dish. Set the tops off to the side. (Note: If the peppers won’t sit upright, trim just a little bit off the bottom of the peppers to even it out so it will sit up straight. Try not to cut a hole in the bottom so the mixture inside does not fall out).
  5. Once the lentils have cooled, stir them in to the chicken mixture and mix well to incorporate.
  6. Fill each pepper with the chicken and lentil mixture but do not pack the mixture in tightly. Just gently fill to the top.
  7. Place each pepper top back on to the peppers filled with the chicken and lentil mixture, then pour the chicken broth into the bottom of the pan.
  8. Bake for 1 hour or until the internal temperature of the chicken mixture is 165 degrees.
Veggie Rich
Fiber Focused
Low Sodium
Lunch
Main Dish
Dinner
Gluten-Free
Budget Friendly
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Nutrition facts

6 Servings



  • Serving Size

    1 stuffed pepper


  • Amount per serving



    Calories





    230

  • % Daily value*

  • Total Fat
    4.5g

    6%

    • Saturated Fat
      1.5g

      8%
    • Trans Fats
      0g

  • Cholesterol
    55mg

    18%

  • Sodium
    290mg

    13%

  • Total Carbohydrate
    23g

    8%

    • Dietary Fiber
      9g

      32%
    • Total Sugars
      4g

  • Protein
    25g

  • Potassium
    930mg
    20%

Ingredients

red or brown lentils
1 cup

water
2 cup

fresh ginger (grated)
1 tbsp

garlic (minced)
2 clove

turmeric
1 tsp

lean ground chicken
1 lbs

fresh cilantro (chopped)
1 tbsp

salt
1/2 tsp

black pepper
1/2 tsp

cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp

small bell peppers ((any color or assorted colors))
6

low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup

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