Stuffed Pasta Bell Peppers

Delicious and beautiful stuffed pasta bell peppers with cheesy noodles and chicken baked into the center. These make a wonderful side dish or dinner when paired with a green salad, our easy dinner rolls, or our favorite whipped brie and crostini side.

This recipe is versatile and wonderful to use as inspiration once you have made it once or twice. Change up the ingredients and make Italian stuffed peppers, spaghetti stuffed bell peppers with meatballs, or omit the meat and make cheesy spaghetti stuffed peppers with veggies and fresh herbs.

We love these peppers for a lighter summer time dinner. They are easy to prepare, and can be added to your menu as a way to use up leftover prepared chicken. Just fill with the chicken and mac n cheese.

What can you stuff bell peppers with?

Bell peppers are known for their versatile and pleasant flavor profile. Sweet and crunchy, they are loved in many cuisines when paired with meats, cheeses, and a variety of veggies. Stuffed peppers are a popular way to enjoy them, so here are some ideas for ways you can change up this recipe and get creative.

• Beef and rice stuffed peppers
• Bell peppers stuffed pepper with cheese and other veggies
• Tuna, pasta and cheese
• Use bulk sausage and cheeses
• Make them Philly cheesesteak style
• Black bean stuffed bell peppers for a hearty vegetarian version
• Change up the seasonings for a Mexican flair, or go big with Italian herbs

Stuffed bell peppers are most often filled with seasoned ground beef, rice, and cheese; but, they are so very versatile you can do pretty much anything you like with them! Use our recipe as inspiration and get creative and resourceful with what you have on hang.

This makes a wonderful kid friendly family dinner! The cheesy pasta is always a favorite with little ones, and the added chicken brings the necessary protein to their diet. Sweet bell peppers are mild and wont turn away too many kids, the biggest struggle you may have is with the texture of the cooked peppers.

What we find is that kids do love the unique way this presents, and they enjoy the idea of eating mac n cheese out of a vegetable. It makes a fun meal that can be as simple or loaded as you and your kiddos like.

Serve it up with a side of our cheesy garlic bread for even more flavor and a little more heft, or keep it light and easy to enjoy with our veggie stuffed mushrooms. They are delicious when paired with lighter meals like this and bring wonderful flavor.

Stuffed Pasta Bell Peppers Recipe

You can use leftover cooked and seasoned chicken, rotisserie chicken, or even some seasoned canned chicken for these stuffed peppers. The pasta can be any that you have on hand, but a smaller macaroni is definitely easiest for stuffing.

The cheese is where you can get creative and use your favorites for the ultimate melt-ability and flavor. Monterey Jack blends are delicious, but you can use cheddar, Mexican blends, gruyere, mozzarella, even queso.

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