Description
Cozy Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers are a delicious, low-carb meal combining spicy Buffalo flavor and creamy mayonnaise in tender bell peppers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large bell peppers, cut in half lengthwise and seeds removed
- 4 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 cup paleo mayonnaise (homemade or avocado mayo)
- 1/2 cup hot sauce or buffalo sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
- 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced (white and light green parts)
- Whole30 ranch dressing for garnish
- Fresh herbs for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Arrange the cut and de-seeded bell peppers in a lightly greased baking dish, cut side up.
- Combine the chicken, mayonnaise, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, nutritional yeast, and green onions in a large bowl.
- Fill each pepper with the buffalo chicken mixture, packing it in generously.
- Cover the baking dish and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for another 20 minutes until the peppers are tender and the stuffing is bubbling.
- Top with ranch dressing, green onions, and fresh herbs before serving.
Notes
Make these ahead and bake them just before serving for a quick dinner option. Feel free to customize with your favorite ingredients!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper half
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg