Chicken-Stuffed Cubanelle Peppers

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• 6 * 6 Cubanelle peppers or mild banana peppers
• 2 * 2 eggs
• 1 * 1 cup salsa
• 3 * 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup cooked long grain rice
• 2 * 2 cups meatless spaghetti sauce, divided

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

* Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, salsa, chicken, bread crumbs and rice. Spoon into peppers.
* Coat a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish and an 8-in. square baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in larger pan and 1/2 cup sauce in smaller pan. Place peppers over sauce. Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over peppers.
* Cover and bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until peppers are tender. Yield: 6 servings.


Nutritional Analysis: 1 stuffed pepper equals 230 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 125 mg cholesterol, 661 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 very lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch.