I've been seeing these bell peppers all over Pinterest for a while, and finally had enough ingredients to try them out - and let me tell you, Darling Husband was very impressed!
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Prep Time: ~20 min Cook Time: 10-15 min
INGREDIENTS:
2 - 4 bell peppers, halved & de-seeded
1/2 pound ground beef (I used 97% lean to make it extra healthy)
1/2 large onion, diced
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup refried beans
1.5 tbs minced garlic
1tbs coconut oil
taco / chile seasoning
Cheese (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 375. On a large baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, place pepper halves upright and drizzle olive oil (or coconut oil) over them and place in the oven for 10-20 minutes (or until peppers are blistering).
2. (While peppers are in the oven) Sauté diced onions in a tbs of coconut oil until they are soft and browning. Add in ground beef and cook all the way through. Then add in the taco seasoning and stir to combine all the flavors. Finally, add in the beans and the corn.
3. Cook them for about 5 minutes longer and then remove the pan from heat.
4. Once the peppers are done cooking, take the halves and place them in a casserole dish. Spoon the ground beef mixture into the peppers (the more generous, the better).
5. Sprinkle cheese on top, as much or as little as you would like.
6. Place peppers in casserole dish under the broiler on high until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
7. Remove from the oven and enjoy immediately!
There are a lot of opportunities to change these up! For example, you could use black / pinto / white beans instead of refried (I just used what I had), and you could use ground turkey instead of ground beef. Next time I make this, I might try to experiment with other veggies that I add in - I'm thinking crushed tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, zucchinis?
I love these because it's easy to sneak in some veggies for the kids (or husbands who refuse to eat them plain)
Enjoy!
