Stuffed peppers
Stuffed peppers are a delicious summer garden delight!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked rice OR cauliflower rice for low carb
- 1 lb. ground beef
- ¼ cup onions diced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ cup FRESH herbs oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, parsley
- 1 clove garlic minced or pressed
- ½ cup tomato sauce strained tomatoes, or clean marinara sauce
- 4 large bell peppers any color
- **Sauce**
- 1 cup tomato sauce jarred strained tomatoes, or a clean marinara sauce
- ¼ cup chopped FRESH herbs oregano, thyme, rosemary, parsley
- 1 clove garlic minced or pressed
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- For a milder onion flavor, saute onions in a little butter or olive oil for a few minutes until tender. This is an optional step.
- Mix together rice, ground beef, onions, salt, herbs, 1 clove garlic, and ½ cup tomato sauce.
- Fill peppers generously.
- For the sauce, mix 1 cup of tomato sauce, ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs, 1 cloves minced garlic, and salt to taste.
- Pour sauce in bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Place stuffed peppers on top.
- Bake at 350 for approx. 40 mins. or until internal temperature has reached 160 degrees F.
- Top with mozzarella cheese if desired and place under broiler until golden. When serving, pour sauce on top of peppers.