Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers are classic stuffed peppers with a buffalo chicken twist! Made with chicken, hot sauce and blue cheese, these buffalo chicken stuffed peppers will spice up any weeknight dinner. They also freeze well, making them a perfect meal prep option!
These Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers were one of my very first recipes when I started And They Cooked Happily Ever After back in 2012. Back when I just decided that I was gonna cook stuff, take AWFUL pictures of it, and throw it up on the internet, because that’s what blogging is right? Sometimes I go back to my earlier recipes and think “man, that was so tasty, but these pics are so awful, no one would ever want to eat it!”.
And in the spirit of blog makeovers (like this one just had!) I thought I should throw it back to one of my earliest recipes – that is dynamite – but the pics of it that I took back in the day? Naaasooomuch.
I think it’s important in life to all look back sometimes and be proud of ourselves for making progress – whatever it may be. In your job, on a house project, or something as small as getting out of bed a little earlier every day. And while I have a whole ton to learn about all things blogging, photography included, I get a nice little feeling when I look back at my god-awful photo journalism and see how far I have come.
Ok now enough sap. Let’s get to these Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers! Changed slightly from my original recipe, but these are just so good – if you’re a buffalo chicken fan or not. It gives a fresh new spin on a classic stuffed pepper, which is a perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner! These also freeze like a dream if you’re a “plan ahead’er” like I am. There’s no greater joy in your weeknight life than knowing that when you get home from work, you’ve got something tasty waiting for you in the freezer, and all you have to do is pop it in the oven (or micro) for a bit and dinner is served. I’ve made these with both regular chicken breast and ground chicken, and both are spectacular.
Power to the buffalo chicken.
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers
2018-05-22 19:41:07
Yields 8
Classic stuffed peppers with a buffalo chicken twist! Made with chicken, hot sauce and blue cheese, these buffalo chicken stuffed peppers will spice up any weeknight dinner
Ingredients
- 4 large red, yellow, organge or green peppers
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 lb. chicken (either chicken breast or ground chicken)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 2 carrots, chopped small
- 3 scallions, chopped (green and white parts)
- 1 large garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
- 1/3 cup Frank's Hot Sauce
- 2 cups cooked white or wheat rice
- blue cheese crumbles & mexican blend cheese for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Slice your peppers down the middle, vertically (or you can leave them whole).
- Heat your olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add your ground chicken or chicken breast, season with salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat until the chicken is cooked through.
- Add celery and carrot and scallions and cook another 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, add your garlic and cook until garlic just starts to become fragrant (about 1 more minute).
- Add ranch dressing and hot sauce to the chicken and veggie mixture, stirring to coat. Turn heat to low and simmer the mixture for about 10 minutes to let the flavors combine and the hot sauce to cook down. After 10 minutes, fold in your cooked rice.
- Place peppers in a shallow baking dish and fill each half (or whole pepper) with the buffalo chicken mixture. Sprinkle tops with blue and mexican cheeses.
- Cover peppers with foil and bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 5-10 minutes until the cheese starts to brown just a bit.
- Serve immediately, or store in an air tight container in the freezer for up to 1 month.
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