Low Carb Southwest Stuffed Peppers
Flavorful and delicious southwest flavored bell peppers that are low carb and packed with protein.
Ingredients
- 4 bell peppers - color of choice I love red
- 1 small yellow onion - diced
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 jalapeno - seeds removed for a mild stuffed bell pepper diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro - diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- dash cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder - I use chipotle chili powder but any variety will work.
- 10 ounces or 1 1/2 cups cauliflower rice - I use the frozen type herb flavor but any will work.
- 1 large tomato - diced
- 2 cups diced chicken breast or 20 ounces of using canned chicken
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Bell peppers lengthwise and remove seeds and inside of stem.
- If boiling peppers before, boil water and boil peppers for roughly 8 minutes or until tender. Drain, pat dry and place in baking dish.
- If not boiling peppers then place the raw peppers in the baking pan.
- In a skillet, add onions, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, salt, olive oil, cumin, chili powder and saute until onion starts to soften.
- Add cauliflower rice, tomatoes, chicken breast and lime juice and stir well until everything is heated through.
- Spoon into each pepper.
- Sprinkle tops with cheese and bake for 20 minutes if peppers were pre-boiled or 45 minutes if using raw peppers or until peppers are tender.
- Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!