Stuffed Red Bell Peppers

I'm trying to eat lower-carb suppers to lose some weight for our big day in March, and this meal is low in carbs on top of being EASY and very tasty.

INGREDIENTS:
2 Red bell peppers
3/4 lb of ground meat (any kind - chicken, turkey, beef, pork, etc.)
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 Cup cooked brown rice (not instant)
1/2 Cup diced tomatoes, drained
1/3 Cup fat free sour cream
1/2 Cup shredded cheese (any kind - I used Italian blend)
2 tsp Dried Chives or chopped fresh green onions
Ground oregano & thyme, parsley, salt and black pepper (any spice/herb combination you like would work)
1/3 Cup beef or vegetable broth (or combine them)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Brown meat with onions and garlic; drain grease
3. Cut peppers in half, lenth-wise, and remove seeds and scrape the inside to make sure it's all even
4. Combine meat, onions, garlic, rice tomatoes, sour cream & cheese in a large mixing bowl
5. Add spices - liberally - but not too much salt (that can always be added to individual taste after cooking) - and chives or green onions; don't add parsley yet
You should taste the mixture to see what you need to add as you are handling the spices. It's completely up to you how much or how little or what to use.
6. Spoon mixture into each pepper half to fill it completely
7. Place peppers in glass baking dish and pour broth in the bottom of the dish
8. Cover dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes
9. Uncover and spoon liquid from bottom of dish over each pepper
10. Bake, uncovered, for another 15 minutes
11. Sprinkle parsley on top before serving

I had some meat mixture left over, but I started with a pound of meat. (That's why I cut it back to 3/4 of a pound.) This can serve 4 people - unless you have someone really hungry on your hands! :) Or you could get smaller peppers and less meat to try to make only enough for two. That's probably what I'll do next time. Next time, I may also mix up the meats, spices, veggies, etc. Anything goes!

Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.8