Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers

Yummy Healthy Comfort Food
To Your Chilly
Autumn Rescue!
   

Ingredients:

• 2 Lbs of Ground Beef
• 1 Small Red Onion fine dice {divided}
• 1/3 Cup Red Pepper diced fine
• 1/2 Cup Green Pepper diced fine
• 1 Tbsp of Jalapeño fine dice
• 1 14oz Can of Diced Tomatoes
• 1 Cup of Tomato Puree
• 2 1/2 Tsp of Tomato Paste
• 1 Tbsp of Minced Garlic
• 2 Tsp of Ground Mustard
• 2 1/2 Tsp of Chili Powder
• 1 Yellow & 1 Orange Pepper
• Himalayan Sea Salt & Pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350º

Brown ground beef and drain off the excess grease and return to the pan and put the heat to medium.

Add "Half" of the red onion and both the diced red and green peppers to the beef and cook until the the veggies are tender.

Add the can of diced tomatoes with the juice to the beef and then add the tomatoes paste mix in the paste well then add in the tomato puree.

Add the Garlic, dried mustard, and chili powder.

Let simmer on medium for 5-8 minutes and add the jalapeño and continue to simmer.

Salt & Pepper to taste and continue to simmer.

Take the yellow and orange pepper and cut them in half removing the stem, seeds, and ribbing. Place on a baking sheet that has been greases with coconut oil then spoon the beef mixture into the pepper halves.

Bake for 15 minutes at 350º. Garnish with chopped chives {optional} and enjoy! 

<3 Talie Marie "Pleasantly Paleo"