Spicy Pibil Chicken Stuffed Mini Peppers

Whether you’re a football fanatic or just there for the food, these Spicy Pibil Chicken Stuffed Peppers are the perfect tailgating or at-home game-day appetizer to get you hyped for every football game-day gathering this season. They will fuel your excitement for your favorite team!

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At home we love tailgating or rather homegating and for us watching the game together is synonymous with spicy foods.  For us it’s much more than the enjoyment of watching our team play: homegating provides the perfect opportunity for us to bring together food, family, friends, and your football!

One of my favorite traditional Mexican recipes is tacos de cochinita pibil; these street tacos, made with shredded pork and Achiote paste, have a special, unique taste. But these are a little messy to eat while watching the game, so I decided to make pibil-stuffed peppers. Instead of pork, I used shredded chicken breasts, which makes these Mexican-inspired appetizers much healthier than the original chochinita pibil tacos.

These mini stuffed peppers are not just delicious, but they also look great and are so easy to eat. Everyone at your home gathering or get-together will love them. The lime and orange give the shredded chicken an exceptional sweet flavor, while the chipotle adds a spicy kick that really makes all the flavors explode.

Recipe for Pibil Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs mini bell peppers
• 3 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all fat removed
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 tbsp Achiote paste
• Salt and pepper
• Fresh cilantro
• Queso fresco
• Mexican crema

How To Make Pibil Chicken Stuffed Peppers

The chicken cooks low and slow in a bright mix of orange juice, lime juice, garlic, chipotle in adobo, and Achiote paste. Blend that sauce first so the Achiote melts in evenly and the chicken picks up its deep red color.

When the chicken is tender, shred it with two forks and let it soak up the sauce. Then cook the mixture, uncovered, until it thickens enough to hold together inside the peppers rather than run out. Halve the mini peppers, and spoon in the chicken.

Bake for about 15 minutes. Top with Mexican crema, fresh cilantro, and crumbled queso fresco before serving.

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Spicy Pibil Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Yield: 36

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Inactive Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 5 hours

Shredded chicken stuffed into mini peppers and baked, a Mexican-inspired party appetizer.

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Ingredients

For the Pibil Chicken

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• 3 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, all fat removed
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 tablespoons Achiote paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

For the Peppers

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• 1½ lb mini bell peppers, halved and seeded
• ½ cup crumbled queso fresco
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup Mexican crema

Instructions

1. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
2. Place the chicken in the crockpot.
3. Combine the orange juice, lime juice, chipotle, garlic, and Achiote in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
4. Pour the Achiote sauce over the chicken.
5. Cook on low for 4 hours, until the chicken is tender.
6. Shred the chicken using two forks. Put it back in the crockpot.
7. Cook for another 20-30 minutes uncovered or until the sauce has thickened.
8. Preheat oven to 350°F.
9. Slice the peppers lengthwise.
10. Clean and seed them.
11. Stuff the peppers with the pibil chicken and bake for 15 minutes.
12. Drizzle the stuffed peppers with Mexican crema and sprinkle with fresh cilantro and queso fresco.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 88Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 134mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 13g

Nutritional values are estimates calculated using standard databases. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients and brands used.

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Cesar is a freelance graphic designer with more than 15 years of experience in the advertising world.He is the creative force behind GrowingUpBilingual.com and 365thingsswfl.com.2 year ago he gave up his steady job so he could spend more time at home and be more involved in his kid's lives. He loves sharing tips to maintain a healthier lifestyle both at home and while traveling. He likes to cook low calorie meals with a Latino touch, specially if they are on the grill. He is a techie, a carnivore and a fitness buff not necessarily in that order. During his free time he enjoys mountain biking, working out at the gym, watching movies and traveling with his family.

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