Unstuffed Pepper Casserole
Love stuffed peppers like I do? This hearty casserole dish takes all the flavors you love about stuffed peppers but without all the messy prep! Hearty meal-prep or perfect dish for the whole family, either way your can't go wrong with this meaty casserole!
Servings: 8
Calories: 448
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 3 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 Pound Ground Italian Sausage
- 1 Pound Ground beef
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 (14.5 ounce cans) Diced tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 Cups Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a heavy bottom skillet, over medium-high heat add your avocado oil. Add your bell peppers, onion and garlic. Cook until vegetables are translucent. Should take about 8 minutes.
- Stir Italian sausage and ground beef into your vegetable mixture. Cook until cooked through and brown. Should take about 10 to 12 minutes. Drain any excess grease.
- Now season meat mixture with salt, pepper and oregano. Stir to combine. Add your diced tomatoes, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce into your meat mixture and bring to simmer. Stirring occasionally. Add your mixture into a large casserole dish. Spread your cheddar cheese evenly over the top of your meat mixture.
- Place into already preheated oven and bake until dish is heated through and is slightly brown. Should take about 30 minutes. Serve.
Notes
- You can use any color bell pepper you like. I really like green but sweet bell peppers would also be great.
- Use frozen chopped vegetables to make this recipe even easier.
- Divide this unstuffed pepper casserole into meal prep containers for easy meal prep
Nutrition
Calories: 448 | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 30g | Fiber: 3g