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BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Peppers make for an easy, delicious, low-carb appetizer. These stuffed sweet peppers are rich in protein, and zesty and sweet flavors. Sweet peppers stuffed with juicy ground chicken, sweet and tangy BBQ sauce, caramelized onions, and topped with melted mozzarella cheese. Fun for any occasion such as game day, a dinner party, or even a cookout. These are a crowd pleaser and great to make all year round.
BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Peppers
If you’re looking for a quick and easy, low-carb appetizer that’s rich in flavors, look no further than these BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Peppers. Sweet peppers are stuffed with sweet and zesty bbq ground chicken cooked in sweet and caramelized onions. Then topped with fresh shredded mozzarella cheese. Fun for any occasion such as game day, a dinner party, or even a cookout. Perfect crowd pleaser and great to make all year round. Sprinkle with some extra cheese at the end for an extra cheesy top.
What you need to make them:
Ingredients:
- Ground Chicken
- BBQ Sauce
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Avocado Oil
- Coconut Sugar
- Garlic
- Red Onion
- Green Bell Pepper
- Smoked Paprika
- Pink Sea Salt
- Thyme (fresh or dried)
- Sweet Peppers
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Equipment:
- 12 inch cast iron skillet
- 9×13 inch baking dish
- Spatula
How to make BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Peppers:
- Step 1– Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
- Step 2– Start by prepping ingredients; thinly dice red onion and green bell pepper, mince garlic, and cut sweet peppers in half lengthwise. Remove the inside from sweet peppers and place each side on a 9×13 baking dish facing up. Line sweet peppers up next to each other and set side.
- Step 3– Place a 12 inch cast iron pan on stovetop and bring avocado oil to a heat on medium-high heat.
- Step 4– Add minced garlic and sautee for about 30-45 seconds. Toss in red onions and continue to sautee for about 2 minutes until onions start to soften. Add coconut sugar and continue to sautee for another 1-2 minutes. Toss in green bell pepper and sprinkle salt, smoked paprika, and thyme. Continue sauteeing for another 2-3 minutes until green bell pepper starts to soften and onions have caramelized.
- Step 5– Move cooked veggies to the sides creating sort of an opened circle leaving the middle of the pan open. Add in ground chicken and drizzle apple cider vinegar over chicken. Begin to cook through until chicken starts to brown. About 7 minutes. Combine chicken with veggies as you sautee it. Pour in bbq sauce and continue to sautee for anouther 1-2 minutes.
- Step 6– Remove ground chicken from the stovetop and set aside next to the prepped sweet peppers. Using a small teaspoon, start scooping the mixture into each halved sweet pepper. Making sure each half is decently stuffed but not over stuffed. You don’t want the ground chicken spilling out of the sweet peppers.
- Step 7– Once all sweet pepper halves are stuffed, sprinkle each with shredded mozzarella cheese. If there is some leftover at the end, sprinkle all throughout the peppers. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Step 8– Remove baking dish from the oven and allow it to sit for a few minutes until it has cooled down enough to handle. Garnish sweet peppers with fresh parsley if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Tips and Substitution:
- Substitute ground chicken-for ground turkey or even ground beef.
- Use bell peppers instead of sweet peppers– for a whole meal portion- slice bell peppers in half lengthwise and fill them with the bbq ground chicken.
- Use the bbq ground chicken stuffing to stuff other vegetables too– eggplant or zucchini are great with this bbq ground chicken too.
- Allow bbq ground chicken to cool down for a bit– this will make it easier to handle and stuff the sweet peppers.
- Sprinkle extra shredded mozzarella cheese- over prepped sweet peppers to make them extra cheesy!!
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BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Peppers
BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Peppers make for an easy, delicious, low-carb appetizer. These stuffed sweet peppers are rich in protein, and zesty and sweet flavors. Sweet peppers stuffed with juicy ground chicken, sweet and tangy BBQ sauce, caramelized onions, and topped with melted mozzarella cheese. Fun for any occasion such as game day, a dinner party, or even a cookout. These are a crowd pleaser and great to make all year round.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 red onion
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp pink sea salt
- 1 tsp thyme (dried or fresh)
- 1 lb sweet peppers
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
Instructions
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Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
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Start by prepping ingredients; thinly dice red onion and green bell pepper, mince garlic, and cut sweet peppers in half lengthwise. Remove the inside from sweet peppers and place each side on a 9×13 baking dish facing up. Line sweet peppers up next to each other and set side.
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Place a 12 inch cast iron pan on stovetop and bring avocado oil to a heat on medium-high heat.
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Add minced garlic and sautee for about 30-45 seconds. Toss in red onions and continue to sautee for about 2 minutes until onions start to soften. Add coconut sugar and continue to sautee for another 1-2 minutes. Toss in green bell pepper and sprinkle salt, smoked paprika, and thyme. Continue sauteeing for another 2-3 minutes until green bell pepper starts to soften and onions have caramelized.
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Move cooked veggies to the sides creating sort of an opened circle leaving the middle of the pan open. Add in ground chicken and drizzle apple cider vinegar over chicken. Begin to cook through until chicken starts to brown. About 7 minutes. Combine chicken with veggies as you sautee it. Pour in bbq sauce and continue to sautee for anouther 1-2 minutes.
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Remove ground chicken from the stovetop and set aside next to the prepped sweet peppers. Using a small teaspoon, start scooping the mixture into each halved sweet pepper. Making sure each half is decently stuffed but not over stuffed. You don't want the ground chicken spilling out of the sweet peppers.
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Once all sweet pepper halves are stuffed, sprinkle each with shredded mozzarella cheese. If there is some leftover at the end, sprinkle all throughout the peppers. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
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Remove baking dish from the oven and allow it to sit for a few minutes until it has cooled down enough to handle. Garnish sweet peppers with fresh parsley if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Substitute ground chicken-for ground turkey or even ground beef.
- Use bell peppers instead of sweet peppers– for a whole meal portion- slice bell peppers in half lengthwise and fill them with the bbq ground chicken.
- Use the bbq ground chicken stuffing to stuff other vegetables too– eggplant or zucchini are great with this bbq ground chicken too.
- Allow bbq ground chicken to cool down for a bit– this will make it easier to handle and stuff the sweet peppers.
- Sprinkle extra shredded mozzarella cheese- over prepped sweet peppers to make them extra cheesy!!
*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.
**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used.
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