Low-Carb Stuffed Pepper Casserole
Stuffed pepper casserole is a blend of veggies, ground turkey, herbs, cheese and tomatoes. All these flavors marry together in one-skillet making this an easy low-carb casserole your family will love.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb lean ground turkey or ground beef
- 2 large green peppers cut in 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 10 ounce bag frozen cauliflower rice, thawed and excess moisture removed or 2 1/2 cups raw cauliflower rice for frozen you can squeeze rice in paper towels or press rice lightly with a spoon in a fine mesh colander
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 14.5 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes with their juice
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
Heat oven to 350℉
- In a medium bowl combine the cauliflower rice along with egg and parmesan cheese. Set aside.
- In a 10-inch cast iron or oven safe skillet add oil and ground turkey or beef. Cook meat breaking into crumbles until no longer pink. A little liquid from the ground turkey is fine. If you have a lot of grease drain that off.
- Add onion, garlic, peppers, and seasonings and Sauté 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in fire roasted tomatoes with their juice and bring to a low simmer.
- Once mixture is simmering, remove from heat and stir in cauliflower mixture. Smooth out the casserole and sprinkle on cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Place in preheated oven for 25 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be understood as an estimate rather than a guarantee. The Menu Maid makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.