Cauliflower Rice-Stuffed Peppers

Trading white rice for cauliflower "rice" makes for a lower-calorie, lower-carb option in contrast to conventional stuffed peppers. The riced cauliflower is good and won't go to mush during baking.

Ingredients

4 large bell peppers (about 2 pounds)
2 cups small cauliflower florets
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Pinch of salt plus 1/2 teaspoon, divided
Pinch of ground pepper plus 1/4 teaspoon, divided
½ cup chopped onion
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella

Directions

step1

Preheat broiler to 350ºF.

step2

Cut off the stem finishes of ringer peppers. Cut the tissue from the stem and hack. You ought to have around 1 cup. Scoop out seeds from the pepper cavities. Heat about an inch of water to the point of boiling in an enormous pot fitted with a liner bin. Steam the peppers until they begin to mellow, around 3 minutes. Eliminate the peppers from the pot and put away.

step3

Beat cauliflower in a food processor until separated into rice-size pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in an enormous skillet over medium intensity. Add the cauliflower rice and a squeeze every one of salt and pepper. Cook, blending, until mellowed and beginning to brown, around 3 minutes. Move to a little bowl.

step4

Clear out the container. Add the leftover 1 tablespoon oil, the slashed chime pepper and onion. Cook, mixing, until beginning to relax, around 3 minutes. Add meat, garlic, oregano and the excess 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, blending and separating the hamburger with a wooden spoon just until presently not pink, around 5 minutes. Add pureed tomatoes and the cauliflower rice; mix to cover.

step5

Place the peppers upstanding in a 8-inch square baking dish. Fill each pepper with a liberal 1 cup of the cauliflower rice combination. Top each pepper with 2 tablespoons cheddar.

step6

Bake until the filling is heated through and the cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

Equipment

Food processor, large skillet, 8-inch square baking dish

Are peppers Healthy?

Ringer peppers are stacked with nutrients, minerals, fiber and cancer prevention agents. One enormous ringer pepper will give you over two times how much L-ascorbic acid you want in a day and over a fourth of your everyday vitamin A requirements, as per the USDA. The cell reinforcements in ringer peppers have been connected with a decreased gamble of coronary illness and disease. They are additionally known to assist with safeguarding eye wellbeing.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe 4
Serving Size 1 stuffed pepper
Calories 374
% Daily Value *
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%
Dietary Fiber 4g 13%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 29g 59%
Total Fat 22g 28%
Saturated Fat 7g 36%
Cholesterol 83mg 28%
Vitamin A 621IU 12%
Vitamin C 250mg 278%
Folate 81mcg 20%
Sodium 522mg 23%
Calcium 155mg 12%
Iron 4mg 22%
Magnesium 60mg 14%
Potassium 1011mg 22%

Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate.

* Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.)

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.

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