Peppers stuffed with chicken and rice

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Margarine or butter
½ cup Finely chopped celery
1 can (10 1/4-oz.) reduced-fat and reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup Water or chicken broth
1 Single-serving-size envelope instant onion soup mix; (about 1 Tbsp.)
4 cups Cubed cooked chicken
3 cups Hot cooked rice
5 larges Green sweet peppers; (about 8 oz. each)
1 teaspoon Lemon-pepper seasoning
cup Cheddar cheese; shredded (5 oz.)
cup Chopped pimiento

Directions

1. In a large saucepan melt margarine or butter over medium heat. Add celery and cook about 5 minutes or till tender.

2. Stir in condensed mushroom soup, water or broth, and dry onion soup mix.

Heat till bubbly. Stir in chicken; heat through. Stir in rice; remove from heat.

3. To assemble, halve peppers lengthwise; remove stems, seeds, and membranes. Place pepper halves, cut side up, in a large shallow baking or roasting pan. Divide chicken mixture among the pepper halves. Sprinkle with lemon-pepper seasoning.

4. Cover peppers loosely with foil. Bake in a 350-F oven about 25 minutes or till peppers are crisp-tender. Sprinkle with shredded cheese; top with pimiento. Bake, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or till cheese is just melted. Makes 10 main-dish servings.

Make-ahead directions: Assemble peppers as directed. Cover with foil and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. To serve, bake peppers, loosely covered with foil, in a 3500 oven about 55 minutes or till heated through. Top with cheese and pimiento. Bake, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or till cheese is melted.

Nutrition facts per serving: 285 cal., 11 g total fat (5 g sat. fat), 70 mg chol., 743 mg sodium, 21 g carbo., 1 g fiber, and 23 g pro. Daily Values: 10% vit. A, 55% vit. C, 10% calcium, and 12% iron. A Source: BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, OCTOBER 1996 NOTE:Food that's nourishing and that can hold.That's the kind of cooking you ’ll find in Rosa 's kitchen. Any on-the-go family will welcome this addition to their recipe collection.

Recipe by: Dinner From the Heart Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1003 by "M. Hicks" <nitro_ii@...> on Jan 11, 1998

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