Shredded Chicken & Rice Stuffed Peppers (Halloween Style)

Slow Cooker Shredded Taco Chicken

2 chicken breasts

1 teaspoon cumin

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies

Add chicken to the bottom of the slow cooker, sprinkle seasonings on top and then cover with diced tomatoes. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours. Shred chicken and allow it to remain in sauce.

Stuffed Peppers

4 bell peppers your choice of color

2 cups Mexican rice (recipe below)

1 shredded chicken breast from the above recipe

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 can black beans rinsed and drained

Bring a large pot of water to boil.  While you are waiting for the water to boil, rinse peppers, slice off the tops and hollow out the insides, be sure to remove any seeds and the white part inside. If desired, use a small paring knife to cut out a jack-o-lantern face. When water is boiling, put the peppers and tops in and allow to cook for about 5 minutes until peppers are tender.  Remove from water and set aside to cool.  Mix the cooked rice, shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, and black beans together in a large bowl.  Fill each pepper with the chicken and rice mixture and top with extra cheese, if desired. Replace pepper top back on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until cheese is melted and pepper is done to desired tenderness.  Alternately, once peppers are stuffed, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate, when ready to cook, preheat oven to 350, remove plastic wrap and bake for 1 hour.

Mexican Rice

1 tablespoon oil

1 cup uncooked long grain white rice

1/2 cup tomato sauce

2 cups water (or 1 can chicken broth-omit the chicken base/bouillon)

1 tsp chicken base or chicken bouillon

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp taco seasoning

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add rice and stir often, until rice turns a nice golden toasty color. Add the seasonings and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant, add tomato sauce and water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low (make sure a simmer is still maintained) and cook for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender. Mix and fluff with a fork.