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New Orleans-Style Stuffed Peppers

New Orleans-Style Stuffed Peppers
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14 ratings
Whet your palate with this spicy, Cajun treat that is low on calories, but high on taste.
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Here's the skinny:

12 ounces ground pork > 8 ounces ground chicken breast
1 tablespoon butter > 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 16 ounce bottle chunky salsa > 1 14 1/2 ounce can Muir Glen® diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained
1 1/3 cups cooked Spanish rice > 1 1/3 cups cooked brown rice 
1/4 teaspoon salt > 1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese > no cheese

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
650  (before)

240  (after)
Total Fat
41 g (before)

3 g (after)
Saturated Fat
20 g (before)

1/2 g (after)
Cholesterol
120 mg (before)

35 mg (after)
Sodium
1900 mg (before)

590 mg (after)
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:6 hr 30 min
makes:4 Servings
8 ounces ground chicken breast 
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 14 1/2-ounce can Muir Glen® diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained
1 1/3 cups cooked brown rice
1 medium fresh jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped* 
1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 large red sweet peppers
1  In a large skillet cook chicken and celery in hot oil over medium heat until chicken is brown, stirring to break up chicken as it cooks. Drain tomatoes, reserving liquid. Add half of the tomatoes, the cooked brown rice, chile pepper, Cajun seasoning, and salt to chicken mixture. Remove tops, membranes, and seeds from sweet peppers. Spoon chicken mixture into peppers.
2  Pour reserved tomato liquid and the remaining tomatoes into the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Place peppers, filled sides up, on top of tomatoes in cooker.
3  Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3½ hours. Transfer peppers to a serving plate. Serve with tomatoes from slow cooker.
4  *Note: Because chile peppers contain volatile oils that can burn your skin and eyes, avoid direct contact with them as much as possible. When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves. If your bare hands do touch the peppers, wash your hands and nails well with soap and warm water.

Nutritional Information

1 stuffed pepper and 1/3 cup tomatoes and juices: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 590mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 14g); Protein 17g % Daily Value Vitamin A 110%; Vitamin C 350%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10% Exchanges 1 1/2 Starch, 1 1/2 Very Lean Meat, 0 Medium-Fat Meat, 0 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2