Southwestern Stuffed Bell Peppers Low Carb Recipes

STUFFED PEPPERS WITHOUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash bell peppers, cut them in half and remove the membrane and seeds
• Place peppers in a baking dish, cut side up and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper
• Cook ground meat in a pan for 6-7 minutes until cooked through. Drain the grease and set the meat aside in a bowl
• Saute chopped onion, garlic, and riced cauliflower for 4-5 minutes, until softened
• Add marinara sauce, dried basil, 1/2 tsp sea salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper to the same pan, mix together and simmer on medium low for 2 minutes until heated through
• Stir in ground meat and cook until heated through
• Stir in 1/2 cup of shredded cheese
• Spoon the meat and sauce mixture into the peppers, add a small spoonful of marinara on the top and a sprinkle of cheese to each pepper half.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes
• Garnish with chives if desired, optional
• Enjoy!

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Remove tops and seeds from peppers; parboil peppers for 5 minutes and drain.
• Place peppers in a baking dish.
• Combine ground beef and onion and cook together until done.
• Drain off the fat.
• Add the 1 can of tomato sauce to the beef and onion mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Prepare Rice-A-Roni according to package directions.
• When rice is done, combine it with the beef mixture.
• Fill peppers with the beef and rice mixture.
• Mix the 1 teaspoons sugar with the tomato sauce and pour this AROUND the peppers (not over).
• Cover the baking dish.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then uncover and top with the shredded cheese.
• Bake uncovered for about 5 minutes more to melt cheese.
• Serve with the tomato sauce.

SOUTHWESTERN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Combine beef, onion, seasoning mix and egg in a large bowl.
• Add rice and mix well.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise; remove seeds and membrane.
• Spread tomatoes on the bottom of an ovenproof 12 X 9 inch baking dish. The liquid from the tomatoes will reduce during cooking so if (like me) you like lots of sauce, add about a cup of water. This also helps make the peppers softer.
• Place peppers, cut side up, on top of the tomatoes.
• Spoon beef mixture into peppers, mounding as necessary.
• Top each pepper with salsa.
• Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 40-45 minutes or until beef is cooked thoroughly and peppers are soft.
• Cover each pepper with cheese and return to oven, under the broiler, until the cheese melts- less than a minute, so watch carefully!
• Serve with sour cream and additional salsa.

SOUTHWEST STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook the rice as per the package (takes about 15 minutes).
• In the meanwhile, brown the meat with the green onions and garlic.
• While those two are cooking, wash and cut your peppers. I take a knife straight up and down and go around the stem on the top. Be very careful while taking out the seeds and white ribs, as they frequently break (but that's OK if they do. . .not as pretty, but will still taste good).
• Place the peppers, standing up, in a pan. I usually cook 2 and freeze 2 for later. I like to put the ones I am going to cook in a loaf pan, as it helps them stand up.
• Once the rice is done and has set for the suggested amt of time (it will thicken), add the meat, parmesan cheese, tomatoes, beans, corn, salsa, cumin (and any other spices you'd like). Stir it all together really well.
• Taste it. . .you might need more spices or more "heat". Distribute the rice into the 4 peppers and put any extra rice around the peppers to help them stand up.
• Sprinkle the shredded cheddar/Mexican blend cheese over the peppers. Bake covered for 45 minutes on 350 degrees. Then uncover and bake 15 more minutes.