low-carb stuffed peppers
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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.
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
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yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 pounds 97% lean ground sirloin or ground turkey
- 1 1/2-2 cups cut zucchini
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 pound fresh spinach
- 1 jar sliced mushrooms drained
- 1 can petite diced tomatoes drained
- 1 medium onion
- 2-3 cloves minced garlic
- 6 large bell peppers
- 1-2 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4-1 cup shredded mozzarella (to taste if desired)
- 1/4-3/4 cup freshly shredded parmesan (to taste if desired)
How To Make low-carb stuffed peppers
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Step 1Pre-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.
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Step 2Brown 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.
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Step 3Once your mixture is completely brown add shredded carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes. Stir and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
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Step 4Add zucchini, and spinach and simmer until tender.
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Step 5Add 1/4 cup each of parmesan and mozzarella cheese and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Step 6Turn inverted peppers over and fill with meat mixture. cover with mozzarella cheese as desired. Bake in oven until cheese is melted and golden.
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Step 7You 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).
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Step 8Serve peppers use remaining parmesan cheese as desired.
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