STUFFED BELL PEPPERS - HARDCORE PALEO

Stuffed Bell Peppers - Hardcore Paleo image

Provided by Goody2shz

Categories Meat

Time 1h

Yield 4 whole stuffed peppers or 8 halves, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 large bell peppers
2 tablespoons olive oil (or other preferred oil)
1 lb ground beef (grass-fed preferred)
3 tablespoons garlic, minced (or to taste)
1 onion, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons mixed Italian herbs, crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
black pepper, to taste

Steps:

Cut tops off green peppers. Remove seeds and membranes. Slice pepper in half from top to bottom (or leave whole if you prefer).
Remove edible portion of tops you just cut off and chop. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of filtered water to a boil and add green peppers. Boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove, drain well and arrange cut side up in a baking dish large enough to accommodate the peppers.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cook onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic in hot oil in a large skillet until softened. Add ground beef and break up with wooden spoon. Sprinkle with Italian herbs, fennel seeds, crushed red peppers and black pepper. Mix well and continue to cook until meat is browned. Remove from heat.
Spoon meat mixture equally into bell peppers. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes.
Serve.
Also good the next day reheated or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.8, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 77.1, Sodium 87.3, Carbohydrate 16.2, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 7.6, Protein 24.1