Ground Chicken Stuffed Peppers (My Favorite Kind)

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This Ground Chicken Stuffed Peppers recipe is such a great midweek dinner or perfect for meal prep. It's seasoned with buffalo sauce and topped with a blue cheese sauce. It's my boyfriend's favourite stuffed pepper recipe so give it a go and I hope you enjoy it!

ground chicken stuffed peppers in a baking tin.

If you love stuffed recipes, check out my ground turkey stuffed peppers with a Mediterranean twist, my taco-inspired stuffed peppers with ground beef and rice, or my stuffed air fryer salmon with spinach and cream cheese, are great recipes for when you need something simple and delicious!

For those of you obsessed with blue cheese, check out my creamy chicken gorgonzola recipe or my buffalo chicken wrap recipe!

ABOUT EMILY'S RECIPE

Texture: The pepper is al dente, so slightly soft on the outside and lightly crunchy on the inside. You've then got the filling which is light and easy to chew.

Taste: we're using buffalo sauce and a homemade blue cheese sauce as our main flavours and they are a match made in heaven.

Ease: The most difficult part of this recipe is slicing the peppers and removing the seeds and placenta (the white bit of the pepper). So once you're past that, this stuffed peppers recipe is a breeze.

Top Tips: 1. Opt for large bell peppers so you can easily stuff them and so that they can easily stand on their side. 2. You can either go for red, yellow or green bell peppers. The green ones are the most savory/bitter, so feel free to pick whichever colour you prefer. 3. Let the ground chicken stuffed peppers rest once out of the oven, this allows the filling to settle and makes them easier to move.

Would I make this again? Absolutely, it's a great dish to make midweek but also a good one for meal prep. You can also customise it with any leftover veggies or meat you have lying around in your fridge too!

close up of ground chicken stuffed peppers recipe dish.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Ground chicken: we're using chicken mince for this recipe. If you can't find ground chicken, then feel free to buy chicken breasts and either add them to a food processor or slice them up until finely minced. If you're not a fan of chicken, turkey is a good alternative. If you're looking to make this veggie, then either using a vegan mince alternative or blended extra firm tofu would be good options.

Onion: a red onion is good for this recipe. You could also use shallots or white onion or even onion powder if that's all you've got.

Garlic: fresh garlic cloves are the best option for this recipe, but if you've only got granules or garlic powder, that's fine too. I'd recommend using ½ tsp.

Buffalo sauce: I LOVE buffalo sauce, it works so well in this ground chicken stuffed peppers recipe. If you don't have buffalo sauce, feel free to use sriracha or another hot sauce that you love.

Honey: to sweeten things up a bit, we're using honey. If you don't have honey, brown sugar or agave would be good alternatives.

Ground cumin: this balances out our flavours. Feel free to omit if you don't have it.

Carrots: for a bit of freshness and to go with our buffalo flavours. Celery would also be a good addition to our stuffed pepper filling too.

Blue cheese: we're adding part of the blue cheese directly into the ground chicken mix, and the other half into our sauce for a topping. If you don't have blue cheese, you could use goats cheese or grated parmesan.

Sour cream: or yogurt, whatever floats your boat! It's for our sauce that we will be drizzling over our buffalo stuffed peppers!

Chives: for a bit of greenery, we've got some chopped chives. You can also use parsley or coriander.

The full ingredients list with measurements is at the bottom of this blog post in the recipe card!

Step by step instructions with photos

Frying ground chicken with red onion and garlic.

Step 1: Place a skillet or frying pan on medium heat and drizzle with olive oil. Add in the ground chicken, red onion, and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes until the chicken has turned a light brown. Season with salt and pepper.

Adding blue cheese and carrots to the ground chicken stuffed peppers mix.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 190c fan or 210c / 375F. Add in the buffalo sauce, honey, ground cumin, grated carrots, and 75g of the blue cheese. Mix to combine and fry for another 2 minutes.

Empty red peppers and the cooked ground chicken mix.

Step 3: Slice the bell peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and placenta.

Step 4: Then, stuff the pepper halves with the filling. Delicately arrange the peppers into your oven-proof dish or tray. Place into the oven, covered in kitchen foil for 30 minutes, then uncovered for another 15 minutes.

Homemade blue cheese sauce in a green bowl.

Step 5: Meanwhile, make your blue cheese sauce by combining the remaining blue cheese with sour cream in a bowl. Mash with the back of a fork to combine into a relatively smooth sauce. Set aside.

stuffed peppers with buffalo and blue cheese sauce ground chicken.

Step 6: Remove the ground chicken stuffed peppers from the oven and leave to settle for 5 minutes. Then serve up, drizzle over the blue cheese sauce, chopped chives, and enjoy!

What to do with leftovers

Storage: Leave the stuffed peppers to cool, then place in airtight containers and into the fridge for up to 3 days.

Freezing: You can totally freeze these peppers, but the texture may differ when reheated. Store in airtight containers (don't forget to label with the date and contents) for up to 3 months. Leave to defrost/thaw in the fridge overnight.

Reheating: Either leave the lid ajar and reheat in microwave until piping hot. Or heat up in the oven at 200C/ 390F for 20 minutes.

FAQs

What other ingredients can I add to the mixture?

Finely chopped celery would be a great addition. You could also add in finely chopped mushroom or courgette/zucchini.

What could I serve with these chicken stuffed peppers?

I love serving them with a side salad. You could also prepare some rice, couscous, pasta, or buckwheat.

Is this recipe gluten free?

Yes! There's no need to worry about anything being gluten in this dish. Although, it's always good to check the ingredients of the buffalo sauce you're using.

Can I make this vegetarian?

For sure, simply swap out the ground chicken for a vegan alternative like ground tofu.

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