Easy Ground Beef Stuffed Peppers (Low-Carb)

Ground Beef Stuffed Peppers (Low-Carb) is perfect for a quick and easy mid-week healthy family meal. Budget-friendly and high protein.

There are even options to make them Mexican flavored or spicy Indian too.

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• Carbs in peppers
• Ingredients
• Oven
• Air fryer
• Tips
• Side dishes
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Carbs in peppers

Peppers (capsicums) are a low-carb vegetables full of vitamin c. They are colorful addition to summer salads, stir-fries and the perfect shape for stuffing with ground meat then baked in the oven covered in cheese.

Bell pepper nutrition per 100g: 5.3 g net carbs, 1 g protein, 0.2 g fat, 27 calories.

Nutritional values from cronometer.com

Ingredients

It's easy to stuff some bell peppers with a few simple ingredients mixed together then baked in the oven with a topping of grated/shredded cheese.

You can easily vary the stuffed pepper mince/ground beef recipe to become Mexican flavored by adding chili, cumin, and coriander or Indian by adding curry powder.

Traditionally, baked stuffed peppers are Spanish, but you can make them any way you want.

• Bell peppers - any color will do. In fact, you could cook a few colors to make dinner colorful and vibrant.
• Ground beef - any ground meat will work. You can also use ground pork, ground chicken, or even ground turkey.
• Garlic - fresh crushed is best but garlic powder or granules will also work.
• Button mushrooms - finely diced
• Herbs - I used dried thyme, oregano but you can vary the herbs and sices to make Mexican or Indian stuffed peppers too.
• Bacon - adds a lovely smokey taste to the baked pepper recipe.
• Shredded cheese - use a mild cheese such as mozzarella or cheddar.

Oven

Once you have stuffed your peppers, place them in a prepared oiled baking dish.

Cover with grated/shredded cheese and bake at 180C/350F for 20 minutes.

Air fryer

To cook stuffed peppers in the air fryer you need to have your ground beef stuffed peppers ready to go.

1. Preheat to 180C/350F.
2. Gently lower each stuffed pepper covered with cheese onto the oiled wire rack. Ensure there is plenty of space between each ground beef stuffed pepper and the edge of the basket.
3. Cook for 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of your air fryer and the size of your stufed peppers.

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Tips

If you love low-carb stuffed peppers but would like them to be even lower carb, why not just cook the beef in small ramekin dishes and do without the pepper/capsicum completely.

You will still get all the flavor of the beef and spices, but without the carbs from the peppers. Sprinkle with plenty of your favorite cheese and voila!

Side dishes

If you need new ideas for healthy side dishes for beef, you will love Mexican coleslaw, baked mac'n'cheese, or keto garlic bread.

They are all delicious family favourites and all are low-carb or keto recipes.

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