ORZO AND CHICKEN STUFFED PEPPERS

Orzo and Chicken Stuffed Peppers image

This dish looks beautiful and tastes like you cooked all day. Any combination of green, yellow, and red peppers works well; I use all three for color. You can also use low-sodium chicken broth and Smart Balance® spread.

Provided by Luv2Cook4Her

Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 green bell pepper - halved, seeded, and stem removed
1 red bell pepper - halved, seeded, and stem removed
1 yellow bell pepper - halved, seeded, and stem removed
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 green onions, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup orzo
1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon butter
2 portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 green onion, thinly sliced
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Spray inside of green, red, and yellow bell pepper halves with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet.
Bake peppers in the preheated oven until slightly tender, about 10 minutes.
Heat 1 tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir 3 green onions and garlic until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken, black pepper, and cumin; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 4 to 5 minutes. Add orzo and chicken broth; simmer until orzo is cooked through but firm to the bite and broth is absorbed, about 11 minutes. Spoon chicken-orzo mixture into the bell peppers; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 7 minutes.
Heat 1 teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon butter in skillet; Cook and stir portobello mushrooms and remaining green onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Spoon about 2 tablespoons mushroom mixture onto each stuffed bell pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.7 calories, Carbohydrate 33.2 g, Cholesterol 32.5 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 476.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g