Spinach & Meat Stuffed Peppers-carb Free

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 garlic cloves, minced and divided
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 (6 ounce) bag baby spinach
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 3/4 cup romano cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 4 medium bell peppers (any color)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. cook tomato sauce, parsley, red pepper flakes and 1/3 of garlic in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until boiling. reduce heat, simmer 10 to 15 minutes. set aside.
• 2 cook onion and remaining minced garlic in 1 tablespoons hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes until onions begin to turn golden. add ground meats, cook, stirring often, 6 to 8 minutes or until all pink is gone. drain well, set aside.
• 3 wipe skillet clean with a paper towel. cook spinach in 1 tablespoons hot oil over low heat until wilted. remove from heat. stir 1/2 cup cheese, basil and reserved tomato and meat mixtures into spinach.
• 4 cut peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. drizzle remaining olive oil evenly inside peppers, season with salt and pepper as desired. spoon meat mixture evenly into peppers and place in a lightly greased baking dish.
• 5 bake, covered, for 30 minutes. uncover, sprinkle remaining cheese evenly over peppers. bake for 10 minutes. remove from oven. let stand 5 minutes before serving.