Lasagna Stuffed Bell Peppers

Name: Lasagna Stuffed Bell Peppers
Total time: 2700 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large package of colored bell Peppers, or 4 large single bell peppers. I use the minis for party's, because they're fun size, and sweet.; 1 lb Lean hamburger, or half a pound of ground sausage, combined with half a pound ground beef.; 2 tbsp minced garlic, or one tablespoon minced fresh.; 1 small Can of minced black olives.; 1/2 lb sliced mushroom. you'll need to dice them If you're preparing the small peppers.; 2 tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese.; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1 large egg; 5 1/2 oz shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese.; 1 cup speggeti sauce; 1 salt pepper to taste.; 15 oz whole milk ricotta or cottage cheese. i prefer ricotta when doing stuffed peppers, it's easier to work with.

Christi @cook_3121001

Being on a low carb diet has had me missing one of my favorite foods, lasagna! Don't get me wrong, I still eat it, I just can't have it as often. Here's a delicious alternative. We love it, Hope you do as well.

Christi @cook_3121001

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Ingredients

45 mins

1 largepackage of colored bell Peppers, or 4 large single bell peppers. I use the minis for party's, because they're fun size, and sweet.
1 lbLean hamburger, or half a pound of ground sausage, combined with half a pound ground beef.
2 tbspminced garlic, or one tablespoon minced fresh.
1 smallCan of minced black olives.
1/2 lbsliced mushroom. you'll need to dice them If you're preparing the small peppers.
2 tbspfinely grated parmesan cheese.
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1 largeegg
5 1/2 ozshredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cupshredded parmesan cheese.
1 cupspeggeti sauce
1salt pepper to taste.
15 ozwhole milk ricotta or cottage cheese. i prefer ricotta when doing stuffed peppers, it's easier to work with.

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Steps

45 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Begin by lightly salting the inside of the peppers.
3

Then brown your ground beef, adding minced garlic olives, mushrooms, garlic powder, salt & pepper. Drain fat, add sauce & set aside.
4

Stir in speggeti sauce, taste, add any additional seasoning to your liking.
5

In a separate bowl, combine 2 tbs parmesan, egg, and ricotta cheese. Season with salt & pepper.
6

Divide the ricotta mixture between peppers. Stuff peppers half full then top with meat sauce mound with mozzarella cheese. You can also allow meat sauce to cool, then combine together to stuff peppers.
7

Sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan. Bake for 45 minutes.