Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers

Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers
Diet Info: DF GF F LF Na LS VG V Fa

There is just one way to describe these Stuffed Peppers - Nom Nom Nom!!! And there is just one thought for this scrumptious 3-Cs stuffing, give-me-my-old-spoon and forget-I-exist-for-10-minutes!!! Yes, just 10 minutes because once I have a spoonful of this stuffing, rest just disappears.... Plus, I am so much in demand, no one will give me more than 10 minutes alone!! ha ha ha j/k

My 3-C Stuffed Peppers Will blow Your Mind - Darn Delicious

What is this 3-Cs, by-the-way??

Well, 3-Cs are Chicken, Chickpeas and Chipotle. I knoW!! mouthwatering already, right? and I haven't yet shared the recipe! And wait!! there is a 4th C too, hidden in taste, yup!! Creammmmmy...

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Vishal and I both love bell peppers. Even though, as a child I hated them, today, I can't have enough bell peppers.

did I tell you, I do groceries only every fortnight? Every-time I make sure to buy some peppers. I know, I will use'em some way for sure.

Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Peppers - Yummo!!

This stuffed peppers recipe was taking shape in my mind for long time but every-time I thought to make'em, I never had all ingredients in-hand. Especially peppers. They simply disappear in salads, stir-fry, grilling and what not! My stuffed peppers recipe waited patiently until I bought these gorgeous purple heirloom peppers from store last week.

Heirloom and few Yellow Peppers for good color-combo and rotisserie chicken in refrigerator were enough to get me started with the recipe. These stuffed peppers are gluten free and have ton of healthy and filling ingredients to make a complete weeknight meal. Has good serving of White Meat Chicken and hearty serving of Chickpeas, plus not to forget veggies - zucchini, scallions, and cherry tomatoes. Oh!! and my favorite Bell Peppers. What will be a stuffed peppers without peppers themselves :)

So happy to share this recipe with you all. 

Cheers!! & Happy Cooking!!

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Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers

Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers
Total Time: Prep Time: Cook Time: Cuisine: American () Difficulty: Easy
Yields: 8 Half Peppers - Serves: 4

Ingredients

Creamy Chipotle Chickpea Stuffing
Stuffed Peppers

Directions

  • 1. Slice Bell Pepper in half and clean & discard the seeds. Apply room-temp butter on a casserole, place pepper in casserole and set aside. Also set the oven to preheat at 350 F.
  • Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 2. Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and let the garlic perfume the oil (about 1 minute).
  • Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 3. Add diced onion and white plus lite greens of scallion and saute until soft, about 3 minutes.
    Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 4. Add diced zucchini, chipotle, oregano and salt and continue cooking for 3 more minutes or until zucchini is soft yet not mushy.
  • Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 5. Add chickpeas, tomatoes, goat cheese and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in chopped cilantro, scallion green parts.
    Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 6. Mix in small diced rotisserie chicken. Stuff chickpea-chicken stuffing into the pepper halves.
  • Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 7. Place in prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
    Step for Recipe - Chipotle Chicken and Chickpea Stuffed Heirloom Peppers 8. Remove from oven, add grated cheese on top and bake again for 6 minutes.
Savita's Notes:

This recipe is naturally Gluten Free

Stuffing is good for large 4 bell peppers. Heirloom peppers were smaller in size than regular peppers. I used heirloom and large yellow peppers and had some filling leftovers. If you only using heirloom peppers, you will have filling leftovers. Stuffing is good for 4 regular large peppers.

You can also mix some cooked quinoa/rice in leftover stuffing to make delicious and creamy side salad.

I have only added goat cheese in the filling, you can add 1/2 goat cheese and 1/2 melting cheese like cheddar/mozzarella for more cohesive filling. If not using tangy goat cheese at all, serve pepper with dollop of sour cream or yogurt.

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