Buffalo chicken stuffed peppers

Name: Buffalo chicken stuffed peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 bell peppers; 2 cups cooked shredded chicken; 8 ounces low fat cream cheese; .5 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese; .25 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; .33 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce - Original; 1 tablespoon ranch seasoning mix; 1 tablespoons chives; ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing, for serving; celery sticks, optional

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

These stuffed peppers are filled with a buffalo chicken mixture for a flavorful low carb recipe. Swap blue cheese for cheddar or mozzarella if you prefer.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:31:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories163.7 kcal (8%)

Total Fat10.5 g (15%)

Carbs6.3 g (2%)

Sugars4.1 g (5%)

Protein11.4 g (23%)

Sodium649.9 mg (32%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

4bell peppers

2 cupschicken

cooked, shredded

8 ounceslow fat cream cheese

½ cuplow fat shredded cheddar cheese

¼ cupshredded mozzarella cheese

⅓ cupRed Hot Sauce

Original

1 tablespoonranch seasoning mix

1 tablespoonschives

ranch dressing

or blue cheese dressing, for serving

celery sticks

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Cut the bell peppers into halves. Place the pepper halves in a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.

Step 3

In a mixing bowl add the chicken, cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the cheddar, mozzarella, hot sauce and ranch mix to a mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.

Step 4

Spoon the mixture evenly into the pepper halves.

Step 5

Add one tablespoon of water to the bottom of the baking dish. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil.

Step 6

Bake for 25 minutes or until the peppers have softened to your liking.

Step 7

Remove the foil. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the peppers. Set your oven to broil. Broil for 1 minute to melt the cheese.

Step 8

Sprinkle with chives just before serving. Drizzle with ranch dress or blue cheese dressing, if desired.