Cheeseburger Stuffed Peppers

If you’d like to try a vegetarian version quorn mince cooked the same way will work just as well, just be sure to add enough herbs and seasoning as it can be a little bland

Don’t be afraid to really stuff the pepper with layers, it adds to the flavour and for me it makes them really filling!

I’ve made two peppers here (as you can see) but there was at least half the mince left over so I scaled up the ingredients below to make four but you can adjust.  I simply added a tin of Tesco spicy taco beans and some chilli flakes to the remaining mix (syn free) to make a chilli the next night.  

Ingredients

500g 5% lean mince

Worcester sauce

Hot sauce

Italian dried herbs

Salt & pepper to taste

4 cups frozen red onion and sliced mixed peppers

Grated cheese (type and amount dependent on your HEA allowance and choice)

4 peppers

Frylite

Method

Pre heat oven to 180 or gas mark 6

Cut the tops of the four fresh peppers and remove the seeds/insides.  Wash and set to one side

In a large frying pan brown the mince adding Worcester sauce, hot sauce and herbs to taste.  You want a dry meat mixture but if you normally use other herbs, or you like chilli flakes for some spice feel free to add your favourite.  

Once browned, set the mince mixture to one side and lightly spray the same frying pan with frylite.  Cook the frozen peppers and onions on a lowish heat, you want them more sautéed than frazzled

Once cooked through set to one side

Grate your cheese and set to the side

Now you’re ready to fill the peppers.

Spoon the mince mixture in first, pressing down when you have a good heaped tablespoon in there.  Add the onion and pepper mix then layer with a sprinkle of cheese.  

Layer the pepper until full

Continue layering until your peppers are full 

Cheeseburger stuffed peppers

Cover the dish with foil and bake for 35 minutes.  Stuffed peppers take longer to cook than you think and you don’t want them to be hard bullets inside, the foil will stop that happening

Remove the foil and add layers of grated cheese before returning to the oven for 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden and the peppers cooked through

Syn free cheeseburger stuffed peppers

 Serve immediately with salad, you can add potato wedges or syn free chips if you like.