Stuffed Pepper Matrix
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Serves: 4
 
Do-it-yourself stuffed peppers: they’re quick, easy, delicious, healthy and you can customize them to your heart’s content using this handy guide!
Ingredients
  • 4 large peppers
  • 1 16 oz. can or jar of tomato sauce of choice
  • 1 pound of ground protein of choice
  • 1 cup of cooked rice or grain of choice
  • ½ cup of other veggies of your choice
  • Handful of greens of your choice, optional
  • Tablespoon of olive oil
  • Cinnamon, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Pour a half a cup to a cup of tomato sauce into the bottom of a loaf pan.
  3. Cut the top of the peppers off, then take out the core and seeds. Place into the loaf pan.
  4. Preheat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
  5. Sauté the onion and garlic until softened, if using, then add the spices and sauté the protein until cooked through.
  6. Remove the protein to a plate, then sauté the veggies until soft.
  7. Turn off the heat, add the protein back to the pan, then add the rice or gain and half of the tomato sauce. Mix to combine.
  8. Spoon the filling into the peppers. Overfilling is fine. Sprinkle cinnamon on top, if you’d like. Then, spoon a bit of sauce on top.
  9. Place the peppers in the oven for about 45 minutes, or until the peppers are softened.
  10. Take the peppers out of the oven and spoon a little more of the sauce from the bottom of the pan into the top.
  11. Serve!
Recipe by Flurries of Flour at https://flurriesofflour.com/2017/02/do-it-yourself-stuffed-peppers/