Description
These Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers are a delicious and satisfying dairy-free, low-carb dish that’s perfect for a flavorful dinner. The combination of spicy buffalo chicken with sweet bell peppers creates a mouthwatering meal that’s easy to make and sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
Bell Peppers:
- 3 large bell peppers – any color, cut in half lengthwise and seeds removed
Buffalo Chicken Mixture:
- 4 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 cup paleo mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup hot sauce or buffalo sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
- 1 bunch of green onions, white and light green parts thinly sliced
Garnish:
- Whole30 ranch dressing
- Fresh herbs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Arrange cut and de-seeded bell peppers in a lightly greased large skillet or baking dish, cut side up.
- In a large bowl combine pre-cooked shredded chicken, mayonnaise, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, nutritional yeast, and green onions.
Mix to thoroughly combine. Taste and add more hot sauce or salt if desired.
- Fill prepared peppers with the buffalo chicken mixture – making sure to pack it in.
- Cover baking dish and bake stuffed peppers for 30 minutes.
Remove foil and bake another 20 minutes – until peppers are tender and the stuffing is bubbling and slightly browned.
- Top with a drizzle of ranch dressing, thinly sliced green onion, and fresh herbs if desired and serve!
Notes
- You can customize the level of spiciness by adjusting the amount of hot sauce used.
- Feel free to add additional toppings like avocado slices or diced tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper half
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers, Dairy-Free, Low Carb, Dinner Recipe
