Squash is a fantastic taco filling when it’s fried. Use warm, fresh corn tortillas for serving. Add your favorite salsa, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, black beans, and avocado on top.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 55 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 stuffed peppers |
Ingredients
- 6 medium bell peppers
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen riced cauliflower
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound 93% lean ground beef
- 1 (8 ounce) package cremini mushrooms, diced
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- ½ medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (Optional)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 5 leaves fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Slice tops off peppers and place peppers on a microwave-safe plate. Remove stems from pepper tops and discard. Dice flesh from pepper tops and set aside 1/2 of the diced peppers; save remaining diced peppers for another use.
- Microwave peppers on high for 3 minutes until partially cooked.
- Place frozen riced cauliflower in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 4 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, about 1 minute. Add beef, mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion, and reserved diced peppers and cook until onions begin to turn translucent and beef is nearly cooked, about 5 minutes. Stir in Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper; cook for 1 minute. Add cooked riced cauliflower and garlic; stir and cook until beef is browned and crumbly, breaking up any chunks with a spoon, 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Add drained tomatoes, tomato paste, and fresh basil to the skillet and cook until nearly all liquid is absorbed, about 5 more minutes. Turn off heat and allow beef mixture to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Stuff beef mixture evenly into peppers. Stand peppers upright in a baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender and filling is hot, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 263 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 46 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 621 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |