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recipe for stuffed peppers

Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers with Chicken

  • Total Time: 18 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 4 green bell peppers
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 2 chicken breasts minced
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup tomato puree
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • Chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan over a medium-high flame and add oil. Add onions and sauté it until soft and translucent, next add the chopped garlic and cook for a few seconds until the garlic turns light brown.
  2. Add minced chicken and cook until chicken turns color from pink to white.
  3. Add chili powder, cumin powder, tomato puree, salt, and black pepper and cook for 7 -8 minutes on medium-low flame until the chicken is cooked.
  4. Add rice and lime juice, mix everything and let it cook for 2 minutes. Add chopped cilantro and switch off the flame.
  5. Cut the bell peppers in half vertically and remove all the seeds and membrane.
  6. Spoon the chicken and rice mixture into the cut bell peppers and fill them to the top.
  7. Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 350- degrees F / 180-degrees C. Brush the basket with little oil and place stuffed bell peppers (3 at a time). Cook for 5 minutes. Top the bell peppers with 1 tablespoon of shredded mozzarella and cook for another 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted and turns golden brown. Repeat with the other stuffed bell peppers.
  8. Serve hot with sour cream or sauce/dip of your choice.
  • Author: Alison Wood
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Additional Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes