Last week, I made this recipe and shared with my parents. It was so good that my mom requested I make it again the next night! Not only is it pretty simple, but is also reheats really well, so it’s a recipe that I’m sure I’ll be making more once school starts back! It would be a pretty appetizer (just ignore my horrible photograph), but we loved it for dinner as an entree. As written, this makes about 4 servings. I can take or leave regular bell peppers, but LOVE the sweet ones! This recipe is based on this one from The Girl Who Ate Everything.
What You’ll Need:
- 1 lb bag of sweet mini bell peppers
- 1 lb ground meat (I used ground sirloin, but any ground meat would work)
- Homemade Seasoning (adjust to meet your taste preferences)
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1.5 teaspoons ground pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 3/4 cup water
- A handful of fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
What to Do:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Brown ground beef (or other meat). Once fully cooked, drain beef.
- While your beef is browning, cut peppers in half length-wise and deseed. Basically, you’re making little pepper boats. Line a baking sheet or dish with pepper boats.
- Sacrifice enough of your pepper halves to create about 3/4 cup of diced pepper.
- Once meat is browned and drained, add in diced pepper, seasoning mix, and water. Stir and simmer for about 5-10 minutes, or until water is soaked up and peppers are soft.
- Fill pepper boats with ground beef mixture and bake for about 15 minutes. During the last 5 or so minutes, sprinkle on cheese and allow it to melt. (I like a little crispiness, so I turned the oven to broil for the last few minutes.)
- In a food processor or blender, process your cilantro, greek yogurt, and lime juice to create a sauce to drizzle over finished peppers. You can adjust your sauce ingredients to your taste preferences. (Don’t skip this….it is SO delicious!)
- Serve peppers with cilantro yogurt sauce for drizzling or dipping!
