Super Simple Stuffed Peppers!
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INGREDIENTS:
- 3 peeled carrots
- 1 Cup Crushed Tomatoes (canned)
- 1 Zucchini - Diced
- 1 Small Cooked Sweet potato - diced
- 2 Peppers (any color you like)
- 1/2 pound Italian sausage or grass-fed ground beef
- *serve with additional toppings like hot sauce, some cut up avocado, a sprinkle of shredded cheese, or a dollop of plain greek yogurt.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut up carrots and place in small blender or food processor. Pulse until carrots are about the size of cooked rice. Put Italian sausage in large pan over med/high heat. Break apart sausage as it cooks. Cook for 5 min. and add carrots and zucchini and cook another 5 min - 10 minutes until veggies are soft. Add cooked sweet potato and crushed tomatoes and stir.
Cut top of peppers off and remove seeds. Place carrot mixture inside each pepper. Put into a small baking pan and place in preheated 325° oven for 30 min. or until pepper is soft.
Use any extra carrot mixture for breakfast the next day. Warm it and add a cooked egg on top of it. It's tasty and will keep you full for a while!
Makes 2 stuffed peppers