Low-Carb Stuffed Peppers
By
Kaci Howard
@Mommie2myboys
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My husband is trying a low carb diet so I hunted up recipes that would work... not a lot of luck, so I combined and reworked a couple of recipes and this is what I came up with. Everyone that has had them raves about them... even my picky kids. It is a sure fire way to get a few veggies into little ones lol. You may add any veggie you like and vary the amounts this is an easy dinner that tastes great.
Ingredients
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2 lb97% lean ground sirloin or ground turkey
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1 1/2-2 ccut zucchini
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1 cshredded carrots
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1 lbfresh spinach
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1 jar(s)sliced mushrooms drained
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1 can(s)petite diced tomatoes drained
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1 mediumonion
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2-3 cloveminced garlic
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6 largebell peppers
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1-2 tspitalian seasoning
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1 tspgarlic powder
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1 tsponion powder
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1/4-1 cshredded mozzarella (to taste if desired)
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1/4-3/4 cfreshly shredded parmesan (to taste if desired)
How to Make Low-Carb Stuffed Peppers
- Pre-heat oven 350. Cut tops off of the bell peppers reserve for filling remove seeds and invert in a baking dish, cover in foil and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Brown your meat, and finely dice remaining bell pepper pieces and onions while meat is cooking. Add bell peppers, onions and garlic while meat finishes browning.
- Once your mixture is completely brown add shredded carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes. Stir and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Add zucchini, and spinach and simmer until tender.
- Add 1/4 cup each of parmesan and mozzarella cheese and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Turn inverted peppers over and fill with meat mixture. cover with mozzarella cheese as desired. Bake in oven until cheese is melted and golden.
- You may also serve the meat mixture over rice. I make four or 6 peppers depending on how many, there is always mixture left over. I don't really care for the large peppers so I serve the meat mixture over rice (not low carb).
- Serve peppers use remaining parmesan cheese as desired.
