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Super Healthy Stuffed Peppers

Super delicious peppers stuffed with ground chicken and cauliflower/sweet potato rice.

Course Main Course
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Author Sheri (When the Kids Go To Bed)

Ingredients

  • 3 bell peppers cut in half
  • 1 lb Ground turkey or chicken
  • 1/2 medium chopped red onion
  • 3 gloves garlic
  • 1 bag riced cauliflower/sweet potato cooked
  • 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups baby kale or baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup chicken or veggie stock
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F

  2. Start making stuffing mixture. Start by sauteing the onion and garlic with a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Then add in ground chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook through.

  3. Add in crushed tomatoes and stock.
  4. Cook riced cauliflower mixture in the microwave and then add to skillet.
  5. Add baby kale or baby spinach and cook until it starts to wilt.
  6. Stuff the peppers with the mixture.
  7. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
  8. Uncover and bake for another 10 minutes.

Recipe Notes

I like the peppers to still maintain a little structure and have bite to them. If you prefer them super soft, bake cover for an additional 10 minutes, the uncover.