Quick, easy and tomato-less! These tomato-less stuffed peppers are my new go-to meal!
There’s nothing like a quick and easy meal. Add to that a meal where you can use up those leftovers in the fridge…? BRILLIANT!
The other day I was going to make tacos. I had all the ingredients except the tortillas (duh!), so I decided to improvise and, man, I have to pat myself on the back! (#humble). The result were these amazingly delicious stuffed peppers. Now, I’ve made stuffed peppers before, but always used tomato paste to bind all the ingredients together. This time, I used a starchy white rice, and it worked beautifully!
What I love most about this recipe is that you can add almost anything to it. Kale or some other leafy veggie would be delicious; but you can also add in potatoes or different types of squash!
Now, since this was originally supposed to be a taco dish, I ended up topping the stuffed peppers with avocado and feta. Not low-histamine, but amazingly tasty!
Tomato-less Stuffed Peppers
Print RecipeIngredients
- 4 peppers (I prefer red)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1 lb ground meat (turkey or beef works)
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup chopped squash (zucchini, butternut, etc.)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut the top off the peppers and remove seeds and white core.
Place peppers in a oven safe dish and bake for 10 minutes.
While peppers bake, heat the olive oil in a large skillet and cook onion until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
Add in the squash cook for another 2 minutes then add in the ground meat, salt, pepper and cumin and combine. Brown for about 5 minutes.
Stir in the rice and then divide the mixture into the cooked peppers.
Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, or until the peppers begin to look browned and wilted.
Notes
This is a true "clean out the fridge" meal. You can add almost anything into the mixture: mushrooms, kale, broccoli, etc.)
What do you like to put in your stuffed peppers?
xo,
L
