Sunday, August 2, 2009

Stuffed Bell Peppers - Honey Lime Chicken


This is a recipe made by improvisation....I tend to do that a lot. We were fortunate to have a large crop of green bell peppers in our garden this summer, so looky what I did with them! I got the idea of honey lime flavor from an enchilada recipe a while back. Sorry to say, there is no EXACT recipe, but I will tell you how I made it to the best of my ability.
First, I put 5 chicken breast in the crockpot, seasoned with salt, chili powder, and garlic powder on high heat for 2 hours, then stirred and added 2-14 oz. cans of chicken broth and about 2 cups of rice. When the rice was cooked it needed a lot more salt than I had previously used. I separated the chicken from the rice and shredded it, and added it back to the rice in a large bowl. Then I added the juice of 2 limes and about a half cup of honey, along with a lot more chili powder with another dash of garlic powder, and mixed it up. I then chopped off the tops of the peppers and pulled out the seeds, and continued to stuff them with the rice/chicken mixture. Topping with grated cheese, I baked in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. BTW, there was WAY too much rice for the small 10 peppers I had, so this can make at least 10 regular sized stuffed bell peppers, maybe more! ...And they were Deelish!

Before baking:


After baking:






3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those are the most freakenist awesome stuffed peppers ever!!!!! Thanks for the recipe! By the way are you single? Cause if you are you can move in with me if you always cook like that!!!

Janelle said...

That sounds really really good.

Scott and Jillian said...

Wow! You go, girl!