Orzo and Chicken Stuffed Peppers
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Orzo and Chicken Stuffed Peppers

1. Cooking spray -
2. Green bell pepper - halved, seeded, and stem removed - 1
3. Red bell pepper - halved, seeded, and stem removed - 1
4. Yellow bell pepper - halved, seeded, and stem removed - 1
5. Butter - 1 tablespoon
6. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
7. Green onions, sliced - 3
8. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
9. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch cubes - 2
10. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
11. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
12. Orzo - 1 cup
13. Chicken broth - 1 (16 ounce) can
14. Parmesan cheese - 3 tablespoons
15. Olive oil - 1 teaspoon
16. Butter - 1 teaspoon
17. Portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced - 2
18. Green onion, thinly sliced - 1
19. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1

How to cook deliciously - Orzo and Chicken Stuffed Peppers

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Stage

Spray inside of green, red, and yellow bell pepper halves with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet.

3. Stage

Bake peppers in the preheated oven until slightly tender, about 10 minutes.

4. Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir 3 green onions and garlic until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken, black pepper, and cumin; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 4 to 5 minutes. Add orzo and chicken broth; simmer until orzo is cooked through but firm to the bite and broth is absorbed, about 11 minutes. Spoon chicken-orzo mixture into the bell peppers; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 7 minutes.

6. Stage

Heat 1 teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon butter in skillet; Cook and stir portobello mushrooms and remaining green onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Spoon about 2 tablespoons mushroom mixture onto each stuffed bell pepper.