Using guitar pedals as outboard in Cubase?

Hi guys,
I'd like to do some effects processing using guitar pedals. At present I'm using the 'external effects send' in Cubase to send out of my interface and into a few guitar pedals.
The issue is that most of my tracks are in stereo, so when I send audio out it only comes back on one side of the stereo track.
Is there a way I can send a stereo track through my mono pedals and have it returned in stereo (dual mono)?
I was thinking I could send out stereo from my interface (matching stereo external effect in Cubase) and use a splitter cable like this one to go into the pedals:
https://www.designacable.com/studio-leads-17/y-splitter-leads/mono/neutrik-un-balanced-jack-split-into-2-x-neutrik-un-balanced-jacks-sommer-onyx-twin-cable.html
My other option seems to be bouncing the track to mono first but its not great workflow wise.
I'd like to do some effects processing using guitar pedals. At present I'm using the 'external effects send' in Cubase to send out of my interface and into a few guitar pedals.
The issue is that most of my tracks are in stereo, so when I send audio out it only comes back on one side of the stereo track.
Is there a way I can send a stereo track through my mono pedals and have it returned in stereo (dual mono)?
I was thinking I could send out stereo from my interface (matching stereo external effect in Cubase) and use a splitter cable like this one to go into the pedals:
https://www.designacable.com/studio-leads-17/y-splitter-leads/mono/neutrik-un-balanced-jack-split-into-2-x-neutrik-un-balanced-jacks-sommer-onyx-twin-cable.html
My other option seems to be bouncing the track to mono first but its not great workflow wise.