Low Carb Stuffed Bell Peppers

By Jarr315

This is a recipe I came while trying to put together a good low carb stuffed pepper. Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

• 4 green peppers (cleaned with seeds and tops removed)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup onion (chopped fine)
• 3 garlic cloves (small to medium sized minced)
• 1/4 cup green onion (chopped fine)
• 2 tablespoons green peppers (minced)
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 0.5 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (1/4 cup of liquid reserved)
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt or 1 teaspoon seasoning, blend
• 1/4 cup pizza sauce
• 1/4 cup pre-shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese (shredded)

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.

2 Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion softens.

3 Add green onions, minced green pepper and saute for about five minutes.

4 Set onion, garlic and green pepper mixture aside.

5 Brown ground turkey and cook through.

6 Add onion, garlic, and green pepper mixture. Also, add diced tomatoes, parsley, italian seasoning, and season salt/blend.

7 Mix well and cook another five minutes.

8 Stuff mixture inside hollow green peppers.

9 Pour reserved tomato liquid in a baking dish and place peppers in dish.

10 Top each stuffed pepper with about a tablespoon of pizza sauce.

11 Mound each pepper with cheeses.

12 Cook in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.