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Simple Skinny Cheeseburger Stuffed Peppers: A Dream Come True!

Skinny Cheeseburger Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1 pound extra-lean ground beef (96%) see shopping tips
  • 1 cup onions diced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce for gluten free use Lea & Perrins
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tbsp mustard (can use spicy brown mustard)
  • 1 tbsp pickle relish
  • ⅓ cup tomato sauce can or jar
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 cup lite shredded cheddar cheese mozzarella or blend, (can use Trader's lite Mexican blend)
  • 4 large red bell peppers yellow or orange, each about 3½ inches high and 3½ inches wide

Instructions
 

  • Cook rice and set aside. Cut off the top of 4 bell peppers about 1-inch down from top. Clean out seeds and membranes. Throw away the tops. 
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a large nonstick pan, brown ground beef and onions. Season beef with a little salt and pepper. Be sure to break up ground beef into small pieces as it cooks.
  • Stir in Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, tomato sauce, and 3 tablespoons water. Mix well. Stir in ¾ cup shredded cheese and cooked rice. Mix well and continue to cook until heated through. Add 1-2 more tablespoons of water, if getting a little dry. Remove from heat.
  • Stuff each bell pepper with ground beef mixture, top each stuffed pepper with 1 tablespoon shredded cheese. Place each in a 9-inch baking dish.  Pour 1 cup water in bottom of baking dish. Cover dish with foil and bake for 40-45 minutes. If peppers are not soft enough, cook about 5 minutes more.
  • Once cooked, cooled and wrapped, they freeze great!

Nutrition

Serving: 1stuffed pepperCalories: 349kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 32gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 619mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gBlue Smart Points: 8Green Smart Points: 8