Stuffed Pasta Bell peppers!
Delicious and beautiful stuffed Pasta bell peppers with cheesy pasta and chicken baked into the center.
Whew! What a week this has been! We’ve had one of those crazy weeks where all of the stuff that you continually put off comes back to bite you in the behind. I blissfully procrastinated on school papers and presentations that I need to write. I just realized the other day that they are all coming due at once! Between that and caring for our baby girl…
My husband and I also run a small glass etching business. We have a little Etsy shop and we sell custom etched wineglasses, beer mugs, etc. Usually we do small orders like for a set of glasses. Wouldn’t you know, this time we were blessed with a bulk order for 100 glasses! My husband and I looked at each other and decided it was a simple weekend task. Normally that would have been okay; but now that we have a baby things take a little bit longer. There were many long nights that we worked on the glass, while jiggling our daughter on our knee.
Yummy Cheeses make up a tasty mac and cheese!
Delectable stuffed peppers filled with mac and cheese and baked chicken
Stuffed Pasta Bell Peppers Recipe:
So I needed a quick and easy dinner to whip up after that exhausting weekend! I love bell peppers and I love pasta so these seemed to be just the thing! I added in chicken to make it a bit more exciting and smoked gouda into the cheese line-up to give it an extra kick! Stuffed Pasta Bell Peppers taste outstanding with the Smoked Gouda!
Delectable stuffed peppers filled with mac and cheese and baked chicken
Take a look at that leftover Mac N Cheese Stuffing. My hubby was extremely happy with these leftovers. That smoky Gouda and Chicken made the stuffing into it’s own casserole! So yummy!
4 Cheese Mac and Cheese leftovers from the stuffed peppers! Heat them up for an extra meal!
Stuffed Pasta Bell Peppers
Delicious and beautiful stuffed Pasta bell peppers with cheesy pasta and chicken baked into the center.
Ingredients
- 18 oz dry elbow macaroni
- 1 1/4 Cups gruyere cheese, shredded
- 1 Cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 Cup white cheddar cheese, shredded + 1/2 cup, divided
- 1 Cup smoked gouda cheese shredded
- 1 Cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 14oz can cooked chicken breast
- 8 bell peppers
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F
- Prepare the macaroni pasta as directed on the package. Cooking until al dente
- While the pasta noodles are boiling, shred the cheeses and then set them aside
- Drain the pasta noodles and return them to the stove on medium heat
- Add in the cheeses and the heavy cream (leave 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese out for the top of the peppers)
- Stir until the cheese are melted and the heavy cream is incorporated
- Add in the garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper
- Add in the cooked chicken breast, stir until it is thoroughly mixed in
- Cut the tops off of the peppers and remove the seeds
- Place the peppers in a casserole dish bottom down and top side up
- Fill the peppers with the pasta mixture
- Top the peppers with the 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese
- Bake for 10-15 Minutes
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 585Total Fat 35gSaturated Fat 20gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 144mgSodium 797mgCarbohydrates 30gFiber 3gSugar 5gProtein 37g
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Meg @ Noming thru Life
Tuesday 21st of April 2015
Oh my gosh, I just LOVE this idea, I can taste it already! Cannot wait to give it a go :)
Kayti Lavergne
Tuesday 21st of April 2015
Thank you Meg!! I hope you get a chance to try them! They are delectable! :)
swathi
Monday 20th of April 2015
Looks delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.
Joanne T Ferguson
Friday 17th of April 2015
Always enjoy seeing you posts and thanks for sharing with the Say G'day Party! Pinned and hope to see you on Saturday!
tampacakegirl
Wednesday 15th of April 2015
What a great idea! Yum!
homemadefoodjunkie
Thursday 16th of April 2015
Thanks Cydnee. The family loved this recipe!
Catherine
Friday 10th of April 2015
This is a wonderful idea...it looks delicious! xo, Catherine
Kayti Lavergne
Friday 10th of April 2015
Thank you Catherine! They are really yummy!!