Pizza Stuffed Capsicums
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Beef,Gluten Free,Lunch,Pork,Side,Snack
Difficulty
Beginner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
6
10 mins
40 mins
50 mins
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 420 g diced tomatoes with juice
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1 cup passata or marinara sauce
- 3 large capsicums, any colour, sliced in half, seeds and membrane removed
- 50 g pepperoni, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup black pitted olives, sliced
-
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Directions
What are we cooking today?
Pizza's are something most of us crave but are well aware that they are not particularly healthy. A capsicum stuffed with all of the yummy ingredients is the ideal solution. Healthy, delicious and appropriate at any time of day.
Getting started
- Preheat oven to 200ºC.
Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add in ground meat, garlic, and cook while crumbling with a wooden spoon until no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.
Drain excess oil and season with Italian seasoning, sea salt and pepper, then stir in the diced tomatoes.
Continue to simmer on medium-low heat for 8-10 minutes, or until sauce thickens.
Pour the passata sauce into the bottom of the casserole dish and spread with a spatula.
Arrange the peppers, cut side up as shown, and evenly spoon in the meat mixture.
Sprinkle with shredded cheese and arrange pepperoni slices and olives on top.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes or so until peppers are tender-crisp and cheese is nice and melty.
Annabelle's tip
For a bit of extra kick, sprinkle with chilli flakes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 6
- per serving
- Calories
- 257
- Total Fat
- 11.5 grams
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 3.6 grams
- 18%
- Cholesterol
- 79 milligrams
- 27%
- Sodium
- 401 milligrams
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9.5 grams
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2.3 grams
- 9%
- Total Sugars
- 3.4 grams
- Protein
- 27.8 grams
- Calcium
- 2 milligrams
- 1%
- Iron
- 82 milligrams
- 456%
- Potassium
- 605 milligrams
- 13%
- Vitamin D
- 1 micrograms
- 20%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
