Bell Pepper Stuffed Chicken Breast

Difficulty:

Basic

35

minutes

Servings:

2

A recipe allowed in a / / diet.

Do you usually stuff bell peppers with some minced meat and other things? Well, we decided to switch things up a little. This time, we stuffed a chicken breast with some diced bell peppers and mozzarella. It’s an easy dish to make and it will look amazingly colorful on a plate.

Nutritional Chart

Calories: 367 kCal / serving

  • Proteins:
  • Fats:
  • Carbs:
  • 11 g
  • 30 g
  • 24 g

Ingredients Needed for Bell Pepper Stuffed Chicken Breast

vegetable oil for cooking
½ onion
½ yellow bell pepper
½ red bell pepper
0.5 green bell pepper
salt
pepper
2 teaspoons of paprika powder
½ cup tomato sauce
2 chicken breasts
2 ounces of mozzarella, shredded

How to Make Bell Pepper Stuffed Chicken Breast

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a cast-iron skillet to a medium high temperature.
  2. Add the chopped onion to the skillet and cook it until it turns golden and softens.
  3. Add the diced bell peppers to the skillet.
  4. Sprinkle salt and pepper.
  5. Add some of the paprika powder.
  6. Cook the veggies until they get softer.
  7. Add the tomato sauce to the skillet.
  8. Cook for a few minutes.
  9. Cut the chicken breasts in half, without separating the pieces.
  10. Rub them with some salt, pepper, and paprika powder.
  11. Add some of the cooked peppers and onion between the halves.
  12. Sprinkle some shredded mozzarella over the veggies.
  13. Cover the filling with half of the chicken breast.
  14. Fry the chicken breasts in a cast-iron skillet.
  15. Cook them on each side for 4-5 minutes.
  16. Serve them with some more of the peppers and onion mix.
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