Air Fryer Low Carb Stuffed Peppers
Air Fryer Low Carb Stuffed Peppers are filled with tasty ground meat and cauliflower rice and topped with a tomato sauce and mozzarella.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time32 minutes mins
Total Time37 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Diet: Diabetic
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 345kcal
Cost: $8
- 4 bell peppers
- 1 cup pan dried cauliflower rice
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 ¼ cup tomatoe sauce low carb sauce preferred
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 2 garlic cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon salt and pepper
- 4 oz Shredded Mozzarella
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Pan dry the cauliflower rice in a medium frying pan until moisture evaporates
Saute garlic and onion in olive oil with salt, pepper and oregano on low heat
Add ground meat and brown on medium/high heat
Add cauliflower and 1 cup tomatoe sauce and heat until warmed through, set aside to cool
Cut tops off of peppers and clean out the insides with a pairing knife
Fill each pepper with about 4 tablespoons of the meat mixture and top with 2 tablespoons of tomatoe sauce.
Grease bottom of Air Fryer basket and place stuffed peppers upright in basket. Lean peppers onto each other to ensure they don't fall over during the cooking process
Air fry for 12 minutes at 400°F, then top with cheese and air fry for another 3 minutes
(Refer to the video instructions below if further clarification is needed)
Each pepper is 7g Net Carbs. This may vary depending on size of pepper.
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Serving: 1pepper | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 600mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g