These Keto Stuffed Peppers combine ground beef, veggies, and marinara sauce for an easy and healthy allergy-friendly dinner any night of the week. Plus, they are paleo, gluten-free, and whole30-compliant!
These keto stuffed peppers have been a staple in my house for years. I'm excited to finally be posting it!
Similar to my Spaghetti Squash Bolognese, not only is it super easy to make, but it's also paleo, gluten-free, whole30, and loaded with veggies!
🔪 Easy instructions
Start by chopping off the tops and scooping out the seeds of some bell peppers. Then, place them cut-side down and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
While the peppers are cooking, brown some ground beef with onion. Once the meat is browned, add chopped zucchini, garlic, and mushrooms.
Then you just saute the mixture until the veggies get soft.
Then, stir in a cup of marinara sauce - you can use store-bought or whip up my super-easy homemade marinara!
After that, scoop the filling into the bell peppers and top with a bit more marinara to keep the filling from drying out.
Top with mozzarella cheese or Daiya mozzarella cheese if desired. Omit the cheese if you're doing a whole30.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve hot with green onion for garnish.
💭 Frequently asked questions
No, you don't! Ground turkey can be used instead of beef if preferred.
To do this, simply use soy-free marinara with no added sugar and use dairy-free cheese or omit the cheese altrogether for whole30.
I like to use a small baking dish so it forces the peppers to stand up. However, if your baking dish is too large to stand up or you're using a baking sheet, cut them in half lengthwise before adding the filling.
Looking for more beef recipes?
I think you'll love my Meatball Soup & Simple Classic Chili.
Or check out this Ground Turkey And Rice Recipe from Flippin' Delicious, it looks A-Mazing!!!
You could easily sub a low-carb sweetener for the brown sugar and use cauliflower rice to make it Keto.
If you’ve tried these Paleo, Whole30, & Keto Stuffed Peppers or any other recipe on the blog please let me know in the comments below!
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📖 Recipe
Keto Stuffed Peppers {Paleo, Gluten Free, Whole30}
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. Coconut, Avocado, or Olive Oil
- 1 Lb. Ground Beef preferably organic and grass fed
- 1 Medium Onion diced
- 6 Bell Peppers any color
- 2 Cloves Garlic minced
- 1/2 Zucchini finely chopped
- 8 oz. Mushrooms chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 Cup + Extra For topping Marinara Sauce
- Mozzarella Cheese Use Dairy Free If Needed, optional. Omit for whole30
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cut the tops off of the bell peppers and take out the seeds. Place cut side down on a large baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
- Once hot, add the onion and ground beef and cook until browned. Drain off fat if desired.
- Then, add the mushroom, garlic, and zucchini. Saute until veggies are tender, 5 - 8 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in 1 Cup of marinara sauce and mix to combine. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Arrange bell peppers in a medium-sized baking dish and spoon the filling into each bell pepper. Spoon additional marinara sauce over each bell pepper to keep them from drying out. Then, lightly sprinkle with dairy-free mozzarella cheese if desired.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- If the bell peppers are too uneven to stand up straight, cut them in half lengthwise before adding the filling.
- If you choose not to add cheese, don't skip adding some marinara to the top of the filling before baking. This will keep the filling from drying out.
- Ground turkey can be substituted for the beef if desired.
- Nutrition facts do not include cheese.
Nutritional information is approximate and may vary.
Looking for more information on the keto diet? Check out these resources:
How do you think this would hold up frozen? Seems like a good dish to just pull out on a lazy night. Plus, I seem to have a lot of bell peppers. 🙂
Sorry it took me so long to respond - I just saw your comment!!! Even though I haven't tried it so I can't say for sure, I think it would do great frozen!
-Cassidy