Chicken and Peppers

Chicken and peppers is an easy 30-minute dinner that uses simple pantry ingredients. You can pile it on soft rolls for sandwiches, serve it over rice, or toss it with pasta for an easy dinner.

overhead photo of chicken and peppers sandwiches.

This is one of those recipes that can become many things. Starting with boneless, skinless chicken breast that cooks up on the stove with some peppers and simple pantry ingredients provides a base from which you can go in many dinner directions.

Here I’ve tucked the chicken and peppers in soft rolls, topped them with provolone cheese and popped them under the broiler for a few minutes. But there are many possibilities that can keep this simple dinner in your dinner rotation without it seeming like you’re eating the same thing over and over again.

Chicken and Peppers

  • Serve them in tortillas with some fresh spinach or lettuce for a taco situation.
  • Add some of your favorite store-bought marinara sauce and some pasta for an easy dinner.
  • Pile it all on rice or cauliflower rice for a chicken and peppers rice bowl.
  • Switch up the cheese and peppers to keep things interesting.
  • Or just serve the chicken and peppers as-is for a fast and healthy dinner.  

You get the picture, right? This chicken and peppers recipe is pretty versatile and so, so easy.

ingredients for the recipe.

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Ingredients

  • Boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced into strips and seasoned with salt and pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Sliced yellow and red bell pepper – or any colors you like.
  • Garlic powder
  • Italian seasoning or dried oregano
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Butter
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Top-sliced hot dog buns
  • Provolone cheese

How to Make It

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook them until they are almost cooked, about five minutes or so.

the chicken and peppers in a pan.

Add the bell pepper strips and toss it all together and let it cook for another few minutes until the bell peppers start to soften. Add the garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and apple cider vinegar. 

the seasoning and butter being added to the pan.

Stir everything together and let it cook for another five minutes. Add the butter, stir again until it’s melted, and turn off the heat.

the chicken and peppers piled in rolls and topped with cheese slices.

Turn the oven to broil. Place the hot dog buns on a baking sheet. Line each bun with a slice of cheese. Pile some of the chicken and peppers into each bun and top each with another slice of cheese. 

Place the baking sheet under the broiler until the cheese starts to bubble on top. Remove the pan from the oven and serve.

the toasted sandwiches on a sheet pan.

Recipe Tips

  • You can make spicy chicken and peppers and add a few pinches of red pepper flakes when you add the other seasonings.
  • Feel free to slice a red or yellow onion to go with the peppers.
  • You can also use the same amount of boneless skinless chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts.
  • Add some chopped fresh herbs like parsley or basil before serving for a pop of freshness.
  • Chicken and peppers will keep well in the refrigerator for three to four days – it’s great for meal prep!

Give this easy chicken and peppers a try – it’s a simple recipe you can enjoy many ways!

Happy cooking,

April
three sandwiches on a white plate.

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Chicken and Peppers on Soft Rolls

chicken and peppers sandwiches.

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Boneless skinless chicken breasts and colorful bell peppers cook up in no time with a few pantry ingredients to give them lots of flavor. It’s a great weeknight dish.

  • Author: April Anderson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 sandwiches 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Saute
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, seasoned on both sides with salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 bell peppers (whichever colors you like best!)
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 top-sliced hot dog buns
  • 8 slices provolone cheese

Instructions

  1. Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally to make thin pieces. Slice each of the pieces into thin strips (about 1/2 an inch). Slice the long ones in half so all the strips are approximately the same length.
  2. For the bell peppers, slice off the tops and bottoms and remove the seeds and white ribs from inside. Slice each pepper down one side to open it up. Slice each pepper into strips.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken breast strips and cook them until they are no longer pink on the outside, about five minutes or so.
  4. Add the bell pepper strips and toss it all together and let it cook for another few minutes until the bell peppers start to soften. Add the garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and the apple cider vinegar. Stir everything together and let it cook for another five minutes. Add the butter, stir again until it’s melted and turn off the heat.
  5. Turn the oven to broil. Place the hot dog buns on a baking sheet. Line each bun with a slice of cheese. Pile some of the chicken and peppers into each bun and top each with another slice of cheese. Place the baking sheet under the broiler until the cheese starts to bubble on top. Remove the pan from the oven and serve.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 sandwich
  • Calories: 496
  • Sugar: 7.8g
  • Sodium: 647.6mg
  • Fat: 22.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 10.1g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 9.9g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 33.3g
  • Fiber: 3.8g
  • Protein: 33.8g
  • Cholesterol: 117.8mg

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The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.

Recipe, photos, and post updated from the archives. First published in March 2016.

12 Comments

  1. Oh my word, these look amazing! The dinner I just had looks like nothing compared to how delicious these must be…will definitely need to try them soon!

  2. This sandwich is AH-Mazing! It’s so easy to put together. I had chicken and vegetables all cut up earlier in the day so it was ready to go when I was ready to cook. I added sliced red onion to these sandwiches and sauteed them along with the bell peppers. I only had two bell peppers, but since I added the onion, it was plenty. I had a yellow and an orange bell pepper. Picky hubs and two 12 year olds enjoyed these sandwiches. The Hubs and my Son (the two boys) had seconds!






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