Low carb, sloppy joe-stuffed peppers

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By sherry monfils
@smonfils

i have been cutting down on eating a lot of fatty foods and carbs and love stuffed peppers. I decided to make use of a can of sloppy joe mix I had. These are so delicious, you won't miss the rice.

Rating:

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Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

3 large: bell peppers, i used 1 of each color..1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow
1 lb: lean ground turkey, ( or beef.)
1: 15 oz can sloppy joe sauce
1/2 c: or more to your liking, shredded italian-style cheese
2: green onions, chopped for garnish

Step-By-Step

1Cut each bell pepper in half and clean out the inside of any membrane and seeds. Spray a lg baking sheet w/ cooking spray. Place pepper halves on cookie sheet.

2Set oven at 400. Spray a lg skillet w/ cooking spray and place over med-high heat. Cook ground turkey, ( or beef,) until no longer pink. Add sloppy joe sauce.

3Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened. Spoon mix into pepper halves. Cover lightly w/ foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle w/ cheese. Bake 5 mins more or until cheese melts. Sprinkle w/ green onions. Serve!

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