Freezer Meal: Pizza Stuffed Peppers
These Freezer Stuffed Peppers require just six ingredients, are pizza-flavored, and can be made up to 3 months ahead of time for the dinner win!
Servings 8 half bell peppers
Calories 182kcal
Ingredients
- ½ chopped onion
- 1 lb ground sweet or hot Italian ground chicken or chicken sausage or 1lb ground chicken with 1T italian seasoning*
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 Yellow & Red bell peppers cut in half seeded, deveined and cleaned
Instructions
- Mix chopped onion, ground chicken/turkey, pizza sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
- Prep bell pepper halves and then divide chicken filling evenly among them. I froze mine in a ziplock bag, but you could also do a disposable aluminum pan so that you could pop them straight in the oven.
- Defrost one day ahead of time then bake on 375F bell pepper halves for about 45 minutes in a casserole dish or until the core temperature reaches 165F. I drained excess liquid from the dish halfway through and at the end.
- Let sit at least 5 minutes before serving, if desired, garnish with fresh parsley leaves.
Notes
* I get mine at Sprouts
**look for a pizza sauce that uses whole tomatoes as it's base, not tomato puree or tomato paste, it will be way more flavorful!
**look for a pizza sauce that uses whole tomatoes as it's base, not tomato puree or tomato paste, it will be way more flavorful!
Nutrition
Serving: 1pepper half | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 337mg | Potassium: 544mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2125IU | Vitamin C: 78.6mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 1.1mg