This is such a yummy dish and packed with nutrients! It’s one your whole family will love! Read on to see how to make it and let me know if you do!

Having a cute little helper is optional! Little Ava helped scoop the filling into the bell peppers! The key to these peppers is to cook them ahead of time while you’re working on the rest of the dish. This allows for the peppers to soften and then be ready when it comes time for baking it all together.

RECIPE

Garden Fresh Stuffed Peppers

INGREDIENTS:

Filling

5 medium sized bell peppers ( Preferred color)

1 package ( Gardein Ultimate Beefless Ground) ( or preferred protein)

1 red onion ( chopped)

3 cloves of garlic ( minced)

1 cup halved green olives with pimento

1 6oz tomato paste can

1/4 cup ketchup

1 tsp salt

1 Tbs garlic powder

1 Tbs smoked paprika

1 Tbs onion powder

1 Tbs dried oregano

1 Tsp cumin

If you want it to be more creamy 1/2 cup Violife Cream Cheese ( or cream cheese of choice)

Fresh basil to garnish

Cabbage Topping

1 medium sized cabbage ( chopped thin)

1 Tbs salt

1 Tbs maple syrup

2 cloves of garlic minced .

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400

Slice peppers lengthwise and remove seeds and stems ( use only 4 peppers. So you’ll have 8 halves. Use the other pepper for the filling.

Place in shallow dish and add 1/4 cup water to dish and cover with foil. Place in oven while you work on the rest of the dish.

In a skillet add some olive oil, then onions, then garlic. Sautee until cooked ( about 3 min )

add tomato paste and seasonings, ketchup, , mix well, and cook for another 2-3 min. Add the crumbles and mix well. Cover and let stir

While that cooks on low, heat another pan with a little bit of oil. Add chopped cabbage and add the salt. Put a lid on it and slowly cook it down. After 5 min, mix well, add the maple syrup, and garlic and cook for 5 more minutes.

By this point peppers should have been in the oven for about 30+ minutes. Remove them from oven and drain any water in dish. Stuff peppers with mixture and top with cabbage. Place back in oven, uncovered for an additional 15 min or so.

Serve over brown rice or alone. Enjoy!

We are plant based and I don’t eat a lot of meat replacement products. I do however love Gardein’s griller crumbles. They are wonderful for a dish like this and gluten-free as well. If you’re looking for a good substitute for ground beef that’s gluten free as well I’d say this is your best bet.