Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers

By Diherbert

These sloppy Joe's are a low carb favorite stuffed into a green pepper and baked with cheese on top! Everyone in the family will love them!

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 ounce onion, chopped, about 2 tablespoons
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon granular Splenda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 green peppers, halved lengthwise

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from genaw.com

Preparation

Step 1

Brown the ground beef, onion, celery and garlic; drain the fat. Stir in all of the remaining ingredients except the cheese and green peppers. Simmer 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, parboil the peppers in a little boiling water 3 minutes; drain. Place the peppers in a baking dish. Stir half of the cheese into the hamburger mixture; fill the peppers with the meat. Top with the remaining cheese.

Bake at 350º 15-20 minutes until hot and bubbly and the peppers are tender.

Makes 6 servings