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Pantry peppers by Makayla Brasfield

5
Points® value
Total Time
2 hr 25 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
1 hr
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate

Ingredients

Uncooked cauliflower rice

1½ cup(s)

Onion

½ medium, yellow variety, chopped

Bell pepper

4 item(s), medium

Coconut oil

1 tbsp(s)

Uncooked 95% lean ground beef

4 oz

Onion powder

tsp(s), or more if desired

Garlic powder

tsp(s), or more if desired

Black pepper

tsp(s), or more if desired

Canned diced tomatoes

14½ oz, drained well

Light cheddar cheese

1 cup(s), shredded, divided

Creole seasoning

1 tsp(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Cook cauliflower rice and set aside.
  3. Dice onions and set aside.
  4. Wash and deseed peppers. Cut the tops off, chop the tops, and set aside. If your peppers are wobbly, level them by cutting the bottom until they stand up. Place peppers in a small baking dish.
  5. On a medium heat, add coconut oil to a large skillet and saute onions and chopped pepper tops until soft.
  6. Once veggies are soft, push them to the side and add ground beef, season to your liking with onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper, and cook until done.
  7. Add cauliflower rice, diced tomatoes, 1/3 of cheese and Creole seasoning to skillet, and mix well.
  8. Add a layer of cheese to the bottom of a pepper. Add some cauliflower rice mixture and add a little cheese on top. Repeat for all peppers.
  9. Place peppers in oven for 50 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  10. Serving size: 1 stuffed pepper