Spinach & Meat Stuffed Peppers-Carb Free
photo by sandie.westby65
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 garlic cloves, minced and divided
- 1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 lb ground pork
- 1 (6 ounce) bag Baby Spinach
- 3⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 3/4 cup romano cheese
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 4 medium bell peppers (any color)
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook tomato sauce, parsley, red pepper flakes and 1/3 of garlic in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling. Reduce heat, simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
- Cook onion and remaining minced garlic in 1 tablespoons hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes until onions begin to turn golden. Add ground meats, cook, stirring often, 6 to 8 minutes or until all pink is gone. Drain well, set aside.
- Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel. Cook spinach in 1 tablespoons hot oil over low heat until wilted. Remove from heat. Stir 1/2 cup cheese, basil and reserved tomato and meat mixtures into spinach.
- Cut peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Drizzle remaining olive oil evenly inside peppers, season with salt and pepper as desired. Spoon meat mixture evenly into peppers and place in a lightly greased baking dish.
- Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle remaining cheese evenly over peppers. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BoxOWine
United States
Update: My mother, BoxO'Wine passed away on April 23, 2009 after a 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a wonderful cook and is greatly missed. I am the DD that she has mentioned here quite frequently and have decided to continue her account. I also use RecipeZaar quite frequently as I learned about it from her. I strive to make her recipes; however, they will never be the same. I am also leaving all her own biographical information in here that she had.
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