This recipe was quite delicious, fun and a creative way to consume both of your protein and veggies all in one meal. I have tried this before, but with a fun festive egg breakfast style. That, too, was amazingly delicious! This recipe was inspired by Autumn’s Fixate cook book. I prepared mostly the same except for making my own marinara, utilizing red peppers and brown rice instead of quinoa. Very simple to create in your own kitchen with real food ingredients and super yummy. This meal contains healthy fat, fiber, protein and numerous nutrients in one sitting. Go ahead and eat your medicine.

 

Serves:8

 

INGREDIENTS:

4  red peppers, medium ( or yellow and green)

2  tbsp olive oil

1  onion, medium, chopped

2  garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 lbs chicken breast or tenderloins, raw, chopped into 3/4 inch pieces

1  tsp chili powder

1 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp black pepper, to taste

sea salt, to taste

1 cup marinara, fresh or jarred

2 cups brown rice, or quinoa

1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup corn kernels, frozen

5 tbsp cilantro, fresh

1 tbsp lime juice, fresh

1 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded

Hot sauce (optional)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place bell peppers, skin side down, in a large baking dish; set aside.

Heat oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.

Add onions; cook until fragrant and transparent. stirring frequently, about 1-2 minutes.

Add the garlic; cook until fragrant about 1 minute.

Add the chicken with chili powder, salt, and pepper; cook for about 5 minutes, or the chicken is no longer pink.

Add the marinara sauce, rice, beans, corn, cilantro and lime juice. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring frequently, for about 3-5 minutes, or unitl heated through.

Add a heaping 1/2 cup of chicken mixture to each pepper half; cover lightly with aluminum foil.

Bake for about 35 minutes or so, or until bubbly and peppers are soft. Remove the foil.

Top each bell pepper with the cheese and bake for another 3 minutes.

Serve with sprinkled cilantro and hot sauce. And voila! Super simple meal created for the whole family or guests to enjoy.

 

NUTRITIONAL VALUE: calories 322; total fat 10g; saturated fat 4g; cholesterol 68mg; sodium 479mg; carbohydrates 29g; fiber 6g; sugars 6g and protein 27g.

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