Low-Carb Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Peppers- Air Fryer Recipe
Low-Carb Chicken parmesan stuffed peppers, and can be made in the air fryer! Made with juicy pieces of chicken, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, all stuffed in a tender bell pepper.
Servings 8 Half Peppers
Calories 542kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Bell peppers
- 2 Chicken breast
- 4 cups Cauliflower rice
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded or thinly sliced
- 3 cups Sundried tomato pesto sauce (or marinara sauce)
Seasoning for the Chicken
- 2 cups Almond flour
- 1 tablespoon Seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tablespoon Garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Onion powder
Instructions
- Clean chicken well. Cut into bite size pieces, about one to two inches each. Add the chicken to a large bowl, and add all of the seasoning for the chicken. Toss to coat each piece evenly.
- In another bowl, (or large Ziploc bag), add the almond flour. Add the pieces of chicken, and toss to coat evenly.
- Preheat the air fryer on "fry" mode on 375 degrees. Spray the interior with a non-stick spray.
- Place the pieces of chicken into the air fryer in one single layer. Do not overcrowd or let the chicken overlap. Cook for eight minutes, open the air fryer and flip the chicken. Cook an additional eight minutes. Continue this process until all of the chicken is cooked.
- While the chicken is cooking, cut the tops off of the bell peppers. Slice the bell peppers directly down the middle. Remove any seeds and membranes and discard of them.
- Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil (enough water to cover the bell peppers). Once the water is boiling, place the bell peppers into the water and boil for 3-5 minutes.
- Remove the bell peppers and set them aside. Discard of excess water.
- Cook cauliflower rice according to package instructions.
- Begin layering the peppers. Smear the inside of the pepper with the tomato pesto sauce, or marinara sauce.
- Next, sprinkle a little bit of the cheese, then the cauliflower rice, some of the chicken and finally, top with more mozzarella cheese. Eyeball how much of each to ensure all of the peppers are filled evenly.
- Place the filled peppers in a lined air fryer, and set it to "bake" at 350 degrees. Bake the peppers for 5-7 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
- Continue the same process until all of the peppers are done. Remove, and enjoy!
Notes
See the post above for traditional oven method.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 299mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 10g