Description
Looking for the best stuffed pepper recipe? This one is easy quick and full of sweet and savory flavor! Perfect for healthy dinner ideas or holiday meal prep these teriyaki pineapple chicken peppers come together fast and taste amazing. Great for gatherings freezer meals and weeknight dinners. Save this simple stuffed pepper idea now!
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 red bell peppers
- 2 cups cooked chicken (diced)
- 1 ½ cups cooked rice
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- ½ cup teriyaki sauce (plus extra for drizzling)
- 3 green onions (chopped)
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Slice tops off bell peppers and remove seeds and membranes.
- In a bowl, mix chicken, rice, pineapple, half the teriyaki sauce, and green onions.
- Spoon the mixture into each pepper and drizzle with more teriyaki sauce.
- Place peppers in a baking dish and cover with foil.
- Bake for 25 minutes covered, then uncover and bake an additional 10–15 minutes.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and extra green onions before serving.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken to save time.
- Add chopped cashews or water chestnuts for crunch.
- Adjust sauce to taste – more for sweetness, less for lower sugar.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 55mg