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Meatball Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Meatball Stuffed Peppers are an easy to make one-pan dinner recipe. Bell peppers are stuffed with (grain-free!) giant meatballs and roasted in the oven with cherry tomatoes. They're delicious!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4 -
Calories: 491 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 4 pints cherry tomatoes 2 ½ lbs
- 1 small onion minced
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon each: salt and pepper
- 3 bell peppers cut in half and seeds removed
Meatballs
- 1 lb. each: lean ground beef and lean ground pork
- ½ cup almond flour see notes
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon each: salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika on top
Instructions
- Turn your oven to 425 degrees.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper to an 11x13" casserole dish and mix well. Nestle the 6 bell pepper halves on top of the tomatoes.
- In a large bowl, mix together the meatball ingredients using your hands. Form into 6 large meatballs, place one in each bell pepper half, and gently press it down. Sprinkle the paprika over the top of the meatballs.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes then remove from the oven and let it stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- I like to serve these peppers in a big bowl with lots of baby kale or spinach and pour the juice from the tomatoes over top to wilt the greens. The sauce is also delicious over pasta, rice, cauliflower rice, potatoes, or used to as a dip for some crusty bread.
- This recipe will serve four if you're not serving it with a starchy side like potatoes or pasta.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 meatball stuffed pepper half
Calories
491kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
132mg
(44%)
Sodium
917mg
(38%)
Potassium
1328mg
(38%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
3482IU
(70%)
Vitamin C
151mg
(168%)
Calcium
87mg
(9%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4-
Amount Per Serving
Calories 491
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 meatball stuffed pepper half | |
| Calories | 491kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 132mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 917mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 1328mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 3482IU | 70% |
| Vitamin C | 151mg | 168% |
| Calcium | 87mg | 9% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.