Italian Sausage Pizza Stuffed Peppers
Deliciousness awaits!!
Ingredients
- 1.5 TBSP EVOO/avocado oil
- 6 bell peppers - assorted colors
- 1.5 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 8 oz mushrooms - chopped
- 1 yellow onion - diced
- 6 oz cauliflower rice - thawed
- 32 oz marinara sauce - we prefer Rao's
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1.5 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese - for topping
Instructions
Crockpot Instructions
- In a large pan, heat oil. Sauté onion, mushroom, beef and sausage for about 10 minutes until meat is browned.
- While this is cooking, slice the tops of the peppers off and remove the seeds.
- Sauté until veggies are soft. When everything is cooked, turn off the heat. Stir in raw cauliflower rice, tomato sauce and spices.
- Stuff the peppers with the mixture and top each pepper with remaining tablespoon of tomato sauce. You can use a spoon or your hands to fill the peppers and press the mixture down to fit all of it inside.
- Add peppers to crockpot and 1/4 cup water in the base. Cook the peppers on low for 4-6 hours. Top with cheese in last few minutes for melting.
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Slice the tops of the peppers off and remove the seeds. Place open side up in 9x13 baking dish and place in the oven for 10 minutes while completing the next steps.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil. Sauté onion, mushroom, turkey and sausage for about 10 minutes until meat is browned and veggies are soft. When everything is cooked, turn off the heat.
- Stir in raw cauliflower rice, tomato sauce and spices.
- Remove peppers from the oven and carefully stuff them with the mixture and top each pepper with remaining tablespoon of tomato sauce. You can use a spoon or your hands to fill the peppers and press the mixture down to fit all of it inside.
- Cover the peppers with foil and bake for about 35minutes until peppers are easily pierced with a fork. Pull out, uncover, top with cheese and place back in oven uncovered for 3-4 minutes on BROIL.
- Remove from oven, serve hot, and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Italian Sausage Pizza Stuffed Peppers
Amount per Serving
Calories
526
% Daily Value*
Fat
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
10
g
63
%
Trans Fat
0.02
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
11
g
Cholesterol
142
mg
47
%
Sodium
1652
mg
72
%
Potassium
1501
mg
43
%
Carbohydrates
22
g
7
%
Fiber
6
g
25
%
Sugar
14
g
16
%
Protein
53
g
106
%
Vitamin A
4666
IU
93
%
Vitamin C
179
mg
217
%
Calcium
249
mg
25
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
