Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 pound organic free-range chicken tenders
- 3 sweet red peppers, halved
- ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 oz marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped (I love Trader Joe’s Grilled Artichoke Hearts)
- 1-2 cups cooked brown rice (I use 1 package of Trader Joe’s Frozen Organic Brown Rice)
- 1 cup fresh organic baby spinach, chopped
- Finely ground sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 8 ounce block of feta cheese, crumbled (optional)
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375℉.
- Microwave the peppers for 4 minutes to soften them.
- Remove tendon from chicken tenders and cut into bite size pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté chicken until cooked, remove from pan. Add crushed garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add grape tomatoes, dried oregano, dried basil to the pan and cook for another minute or until desired tenderness.
- Stir in artichoke hearts and let mixture simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Add the cooked chicken and cooked rice to the pan and continue to simmer for 1 minute. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Stir in fresh baby spinach and cook until wilted. Remove from heat and let it cool.
- Once the chicken mixture has cooled, add the crumbled feta cheese (if desired) then stuff each pepper half with the mixture.
- Spray a baking dish with EVOO or cooking spray and place the stuffed peppers in it. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot. Enjoy!!
adapted from My Life Cookbook
Recipe Notes:
- For my diet needs… brown rice is a healthier option as it has more fiber and can help stabilize blood sugar, but if you are following a low-fiber diet, you can opt for white rice.
- For a lower carb version, substitute cooked brown rice with cooked cauliflower rice.
- For a cleaner alternative to cooking spray, this Oil Sprayer is a great inexpensive kitchen gadget!
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