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Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers

by Meghan on April 5, 2017 9

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These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs!
These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner

These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner

Oh hey everyone!  Happy Wednesday!   How is the week treating you?  I’m really excited to share these Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers with you all today.  You may be wondering – why are they called Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers?  Is there actually a pizza stuffed in there? 🍕
These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner

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Ok, well no.  There is not an actual pizza stuffed in the bell pepper.  The idea is that I took my favorite pizza flavors (sausage, peppers and onion, if anyone was wondering) and put it in a bell pepper, then topped it with cheese.  Why?  Because it tastes amazing and as much as we would like to have pizza every day, we just can’t.
These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner
With my birthday coming up soon  and a fun trip planned, Mr. Briar and I are on a serious weight loss push, and ditching some carbs is the best way for us to watch the number on the scale drop.  We aren’t exactly “low carb” – I still have sugar in my coffee and we eat bread and crackers sometimes.  But the idea is to reduce the carbs and replace them with vegetables and protein.  So I try to make our dinners more like these Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers – not only are they low carb and high protein, but they are super filling and satisfying.
These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner

I found that the filling was the perfect amount to stuff six bell peppers – however that could vary depening on the size of the bell peppers – I chose large, roundish bell peppers and tried to pick ones with the four points on the bottom rather than the ones with the three points  because that helps them sit evenly.  There is a common myth that the peppers with the four points are female and the ones with three are male, but according to snopes that is untrue – because bell peppers are hermaphroditic. Who knew?

These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner
Another thing that will depend on your bell peppers is the final cooking time.  Sometimes 45 minutes is enough, but it may take a little longer depending on the size, and thickness of the peppers.  You want them soft and tender, so if they still seem underdone after 45 minutes continute to cook.  You can tent them with foil if the cheese starts to get too brown.
These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner
I’m perfectly happy to eat these until my birthday weekend, where I will be eating all sorts of delicious foods in Vancouver.  Be sure to follow along on Instagram to see what I find!  What are you up to this weekend?
These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner

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Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers

These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs!
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Autumn Recipes, Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Weekend Meals, Weeknight Dinners, Winter Recipes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 446kcal
Author: Meghan McMorrow | Fox and Briar

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Italian sausage
  • 6 bell peppers any color, I used red, green and yellow
  • 1 onion diced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 8 ounces crimini mushrooms diced
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
  • 6 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Cut the top 1/4 off the bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes,  place bell peppers in a large baking dish and set aside.  Dice and reserve the extra flesh from the tops, discarding the stem.
  • Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. Brown the sausage, then remove sausage from pan.
  • Add the onions, the diced parts of the bell peppers, and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper.  Sauté for 10-15 minutes, until they have released their water and water has evaporated from pan.
  • Once water has evaporated and pan is starting to get dry, add the tomato paste and garlic, stir together until mixed and becoming fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the meat back to the pan, stir in oregano and parmesan cheese.  Stir until fully  mixed.
  • Fill bell peppers with sausage mixture and bake for 30 minutes.  
  • After 30 minutes, remove from oven and top peppers with mozzarella cheese, return to the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until peppers are cooked and cheese is browning and bubbly.

Nutrition

Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 929mg | Potassium: 760mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4110IU | Vitamin C: 157.2mg | Calcium: 280mg | Iron: 2.2mg
Nutritional information is an estimate for your convenience. If you have strict nutritional needs, please do your due diligence to make sure this recipe fits your needs.
Did you like this recipe?Please comment, rate and share! And don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @foxandbriar AND #foxandbriar so I can see what you made!

These Pizza Stuffed Bell Peppers have the flavors of my favorite pizza, but without the carbs! |Stuffed bell peppers | Low Carb Dinner | Easy Dinner | Healthy Dinner

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Comments

  1. Matthew Keen says

    November 9, 2020 at 2:56 pm

    Made these tonight w my gf and instead of sausage I used ground beef it was so awesome thanks for the great recipe

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      November 11, 2020 at 9:45 am

      So happy you loved it!

      Reply
  2. Laura says

    August 15, 2017 at 6:24 am

    making these tonight, couldn’t find any Italian sausage here so using some mince meat instead! Really looking forward to it, they look delicious!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      August 15, 2017 at 8:05 am

      Hi Laura, yay, I hope you loved them! You can always throw in a few extra spices if you are using ground meat instead of sausage, since the sausage has more flavor to begin with. Let me know how they turn out!

      Reply
  3. CHRIS says

    August 6, 2017 at 10:09 pm

    5 stars
    SOOOO….GOOD!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      August 7, 2017 at 8:26 pm

      Yay, so glad you liked them!

      Reply
  4. Natasha @ Salt & Lavender says

    April 8, 2017 at 8:36 am

    I’m usually not a stuffed pepper kinda girl, but these look fab!!! ALL THAT CHEESE…

    Reply
  5. Michelle - Giraffes Can Bake says

    April 6, 2017 at 1:07 am

    5 stars
    These look so good, absolutely have to try them soon!

    I’m jealous of your birthday trip!

    Reply
  6. Meg | Meg is Well says

    April 5, 2017 at 9:55 am

    5 stars
    I love stuffed peppers and as much as I love pizza, it is extremely nice to have a version without all the carbs. Happy birthday! That’s so exciting that you’re going on a fun trip and celebrating in style!

    Reply

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