Italian Stuffed Peppers

Dinner is calling for these stuffed peppers!

Stuffed peppers are a classic, and this recipe takes the basic stuffed pepper to a new level of deliciousness. We infused all the Italian flavors to create a simple, easy, and nutritious dinner!

Why Stuffed Peppers:

• Extremely versatile

  • Try different proteins, veggies, starches, fats, seasonings

• Fun to make and eat

• Great for meal prepping and leftovers

• Perfect for adding in more veggies or secretly adding veggies to your meals

• Easy and simple ingredients

• Can pack in a ton of different nutrients

• Can easily make vegetarian or even vegan

• They are simply delicious

• Can be made low carb or low calorie

  • Select leaner proteins like chicken or turkey

  • Use a veggie substitute for the starch, for example, use riced cauliflower

What's Needed:

• Bell Peppers

  • We prefer the sweeter ones like red, orange, or yellow peppers

• Mushrooms

  • We like to pulse the mushrooms in a blender for a few seconds

• Ground beef

• Ground Italian pork sausage

• Quinoa

  • Could also use rice, riced cauliflower, or a blend

• Spinach

• Onion

• Tomato sauce

  • We used a jarred tomato basil pasta sauce, but you can also make a homemade tomato sauce or just use a can of diced tomatoes

• Italian seasonings

  • Dried and fresh work

• Provolone cheese slices

  • Could use mozzarella or even parmesan cheese

• Garlic

• Olive oil

  • Use for sauteing mushrooms and onions

• Basil

  • For garnish and topping (optional)