Pizza Stuffed Peppers
Add these super simple keto friendly clean eating pizza stuffed peppers to your weekly rotation for a high protein meal that will satisfy your pizza cravings!
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- sea salt and pepper to taste about 1/4 teaspoon each
- 1 14.5 oz. jar diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 3 large bell peppers, any color, sliced in half, seeds and membraines removed
- nitrate free pepperoni, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup black pitted olives, sliced
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees f.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add in ground meat, garlic, and cook while crumbling with a wooden spoon until no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.
- Drain excess grease.
- Season with Italian seasoning, sea salt and pepper, then stir in the diced tomatoes.
- Continue to simmer on medium-low heat for 8-10 minutes, or until sauce thickens a bit.
- Pour your marinara sauce into the bottom of the casserole dish and spread with a spatula.
- Arrange the peppers, cut side up as shown, and evenly spoon the meat mixture inside.
- Sprinkle with shredded cheese and arrange pepperoni slices and olives on top.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes or so until peppers are tender-crisp and cheese is nice and melty.
- Sprinkle with red pepper flakes if desired.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 204kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 22g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 62mg, Sodium: 548mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 5g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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