Keto Stuffed Peppers

Peppers are very nutritious. They’re high in vitamins and minerals, but low in calories and carbs. With plenty of fiber, they’re ideal for the keto diet, and can be eaten raw or cooked.

These keto stuffed peppers are loaded with delicious ingredients and are really filling. Serve with a side salad or on their own. Either way, they’re awesome.

You’ll need an hour or so to make this recipe, but once they’re in the oven, you’re free to leave your keto stuffed peppers cooking, so you can just relax before eating.

Make them for lunch or dinner; you won’t regret it!

Keto Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients for Six Servings

• 6 bell peppers
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1 lb. ground beef or chicken
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 ½ cups grated cauliflower rice
• 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
• Freshly chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit/180 degrees centigrade.
2. Remove the tops and cores from the peppers, leaving the bottoms intact.
3. Put a large skillet on a medium heat and add the oil. Add the meat and spices and brown for 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and onion and cook for another 4-5 minutes until softened.
4. Add the tomato paste, cauliflower rice, and diced tomatoes. Cook for five more minutes.
5. Spoon the mixture equally into the six peppers and then sprinkle with cheese.
6. Place the filled peppers on a baking tray and cover with aluminum foil. Put them in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
7. Remove the foil and cook for a final 10 minutes, or until the cheese starts to bubble and brown. 
8. Top with parsley and serve immediately.

Nutrition Per Serving

• 376 calories
• 26 grams of fat
• 21 grams of protein
• 15 grams of carbs
• 8 grams of fiber
• 7 grams of net carbs

Bottom Line

You can use red, yellow, or green bell peppers for this recipe – they’re all similarly delicious. In fact, the only real difference between different colored peppers is their degree of ripeness, with red being the ripest, and green being the least.

Make this recipe even easier by choosing peppers with four sections on the bottom. This makes them easier to stand up. Believe it or not, four-sectioned peppers are thought to be female, while those with three are male. Who knew!

Filling, healthy, low in carbs and high in protein, these stuffed peppers are a satisfying meal and easy to make, and they taste amazing too!