Chicken Salad-Stuffed Peppers

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We love this recipe because it combines the fresh flavor of summer bell peppers and chicken salad.

                 Mary Marlowe Leverette                                              Columbia, South Carolina

Chicken Salad-Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Chicken Salad-Stuffed Peppers

4 green onions, finely chopped

½ cup mayonnaise

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

½ tsp. Dried tarragon

½ tsp. pepper

¼ tsp. salt

2 cups finely chopped rotisserie chicken

½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 celery rib, finely chopped

4 medium sweet red peppers

Crushed potato chips, optional

 

Preheat oven to 350 F.  In small bowl, mix the first six ingredients.  Add chicken, cheese and celery; toss to coat.

Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds.  In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.

Place in a greased 13×9 inch baking dish.  Fill with chicken mixture.  If desired, sprinkle with chips.  Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until filling is heated through.          4 servings

 

(Recipe for Chicken Salad-Stuffed Peppers was on www.tasteofhome.com, 2014)