STUFFED PEPPERS - ditch the carbs

STUFFED PEPPERS

 

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PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

20 mins

TOTAL TIME

35 mins

 

Author: Libby

Recipe type: Lunchbox, Lunch, Dinner

Cuisine: LCHF, Low Carb, Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Primal

Serves: 10

INGREDIENTS

• 25g butter
• 1 red onion finely diced
• 4 peppers (capsicums)
• 500g beef mince
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 100g button mushrooms finely diced
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 rasher smoky bacon diced
• 100g cheese grated
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes

INSTRUCTIONS

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1. Heat the butter and fry the onion and garlic.
2. Add the mince and brown thoroughly.
3. Add the remaining ingredients, and stir.
4. Simmer on a low heat for 15 minutes to reduce the liquid and thicken the mixture. Stir occasionally.
5. Cut the tops from the peppers and then cut in half.
6. Press the mince mixture into each pepper firmly, then place in the baking dish.
7. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
8. Bake at 180C for 20 minutes.