Meatball Stuffed Peppers

ingredients

  • 4 bell peppers

  • 1 cup pan-dried cauliflower rice

  • 1 lb 93% ground beef, raw

  • 1 yellow onion, diced

  • 1  cup + 8 tbsp Rao’s tomato basil sauce, divided

  • 1 tsp dried oregano

  • 2 garlic cloves

  • ⅛ teaspoon salt and pepper

  • 4 oz shredded mozzarella

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

instructions

  1. Pan dry the cauliflower rice in a medium frying pan until moisture evaporates

  2. Saute garlic and onion in olive oil with salt, pepper and oregano on low heat

  3. Add ground meat and brown on medium/high heat

  4. Add cauliflower and 1 cup tomato sauce and heat until warmed through, set aside to cool

  5. Cut tops off of peppers and clean out the insides with a paring knife

  6. Fill each pepper with meat mixture, leaving about 1” of space. Then, top each pepper with 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce.

  7. Grease bottom of air fryer basket and place stuffed peppers upright, leaning onto each other to ensure they don't fall over during the cooking process.

  8. Air fry for 12 minutes at 400°F, then top with cheese and air fry for another 3 minutes.

Serves 4

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