After spending the first day of the new year exploring the outskirts of the lovely city I call home with my husband and son, we came home to relax a little before heading out to see the Christmas lights downtown one last time. I decided that I wanted something easy, filling, but mostly…yummy…for dinner so I searched the fridge for motivation. About an hour later, we had these bad boys steaming in front of our drooling mouths.
*Note: my iPhone could not accurately capture the noms but I tried.
Here's what you'll need:
4 good sized peppers (we used orange and yellow today because…sunshine.)
1lb. lean ground beef or ground turkey..beef was on sale this week so beef for us.
1 small yellow onion (diced)
2 roma tomatoes (diced)
1 clove minced garlic
1tbs olive oil or coconut oil
salt, pepper, chili flakes - all to taste.
To get started, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and dice up those onions.
You want to sauté the onions in the olive oil or coconut oil for a few mins..just to soften them up a bit. Add your garlic, tomatoes, meat and seasonings to the pan and brown it up. Now, you don't have to pre cook your beef, but once we smell garlic and onion cooking in our house..dinner needs to be out FAST or we start losing our minds trying not to eat our own hands. Once your beef has browned up drain it and set it aside.
Now grab those pretty little peppers. You're going to want to cut the tops off and clean out all the seeds and stuff from the inside. Boil them in a pot of water for about 5 mins (they will get really vibrant and pretty) and it helps soften them up too.
Drain the peppers and set them (hole side up) in a baking dish. Spoon your beef mixture into the peppers (our beef mixture filled all 4 to the top perfectly) and add about 1/4 inch of water into the bottom of your baking dish before popping them in the oven.
Let the peppers bake at 350 degrees for about 30-45mins (if beef was cooked prior to baking..uncooked time will be about 50-60mins.)
These were SUPER yummy and filling and really perfect for the cool day we had today. Plus, who doesn't love a dinner where you can eat the "bowl?" We had these with steamed broccoli and carrots since it's what we had lying around but honestly, these would be good with just about anything..or even by themselves.
Now back to my prepping for the upcoming farmers market I will be at for my Origami Owl booth. :) If you're in Riverside in the area of Tyler Mall this upcoming Sunday the 5th, come by and say hi!
Also, check out my Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/TaraSellsLockets I'm having a Mystery Hostess giveaway ending January 17th. Are you feeling lucky? ;)
