DELUXE SLOPPY JOE STUFFED PEPPERS
1 pound ground beef *
1 pound ground turkey *
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
Sweetener equal to 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon blackstrap molasses, optional
1/4 cup vinegar
2 teaspoons mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
4 large green peppers, halved vertically
Brown the ground beef, ground turkey, onion and garlic; drain the fat. Stir in all of the remaining ingredients except the cheese and green peppers. Simmer covered 30 minutes. Meanwhile, scoop out the seeds and membranes from the peppers. Parboil the them, 2-3 halves at a time, in a little boiling water for 3 minutes; drain well. Place the pepper halves in a 9x13" baking dish. Sprinkle a little bit of cheese in the bottom of each pepper half then fill the peppers with the meat mixture. Top with the remaining cheese. Bake at 350° 20 minutes until hot and bubbly and the peppers are tender.
* I use half ground turkey to save money. You can use 2 pounds of ground beef, if you like. I don't recommend using all ground turkey because it can be a little dry.
Makes 4-8 servings
This recipe is posted HERE at Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes. I have tweaked my old Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers recipe over time and this is how I make them now. I no longer have recipe software so I am unable to post the nutritional counts for this updated version.
