Vodka Meatball Stuffed Peppers

Name: Vodka Meatball Stuffed Peppers
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 pound of ground beef; 3 cloves of garlic, minced; 4 cubanelle peppers; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional); salt & pepper to taste; 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; jar of vodka sauce (only need 1/2 jar for the recipe); parsley for garnish

4 steps

Updated at: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:56:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories952.7 kcal (48%)

Total Fat74.8 g (107%)

Carbs21.6 g (8%)

Sugars10 g (11%)

Protein47.5 g (95%)

Sodium1759.9 mg (88%)

Fiber6.9 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil

1onion

small, chopped

1 poundground beef

3cloves of garlic

minced

4cubanelle peppers

1 tablespoonitalian seasoning

1 teaspoongarlic salt

1 teaspoononion powder

½ teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes

1 cupshredded parmesan cheese

1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese

vodka sauce

only need 1/2 jar for the recipe

parsley

for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Preaht oven to 350F and spray a baking dish with oil.

Step 2

Cut the tops off of peppers, and slice long ways to create a slit. Chop up any leftover pepper scraps. Place the peppers in the baking dish and cook for 10-15 minutes to soften.

Step 3

In a large pan- add oil, onion and any chopped pepper scraps. Cook for 3-5 minutes, add in garlic and ground beef and continue cooking until beef turns brown. Add in seasonings and 1/2 jar of vodka sauce. Continue cooking till sauce thickens slightly, stir in 1 cup of cheese (mix them together). Take off the heat and let cool slightly.

Step 4

Once peppers are out of the oven and slightly cooled it's time to assemble- spoon the meatball mixture evenly into the peppers. Top with remaining cheese and cook for 5-10 minutes (until cheese bubbles). Garnish with parsley & enjoy!