No crust needed for these Low-Carb Easy Pizza Stuffed Peppers! This recipe delivers delicious pizza flavor without adding the carbs of a crust. These stuffed peppers can be part of a low-carb, ketogenic, Atkins, diabetic, gluten-free, grain-free, or Banting diet.
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The Recipe:
These green pepper boats are stuffed full of Italian sausage, drenched with pizza sauce, and blanketed in gooey cheese. A few pepperoni slices top them off. These stuffed peppers have all of the things that make a pizza special, but without the crust.
The Inspiration:
This recipe for stuffed peppers began at the farmer’s market last Saturday. There were loads of gorgeous peppers in glorious shades of red, yellow, orange, and even purple. Of course, there were piles of green ones as well.
Part of the thing I love about the farmer’s market is chatting with the farmers. It’s always fun to meet new people and I love discussing how they make their crafts, grow their vegetables and raise their meat.
Last Saturday, I had a great discussion with one the pepper farmers about stuffed peppers . I went home with some beautiful green peppers, Italian sausage, and a mind bursting with ideas. I couldn’t wait to work on this recipe for stuffed peppers with a pizza twist.
A Few Tips:
The nutritional values for this recipe can be dramatically different due to variations of ingredients in the pizza sauce, sausage, and pepperoni. Be aware that these are often loaded with hidden sugars, so be sure to read the labels carefully.
This recipe makes a delicious low key family dinner. A quick salad makes a complete meal. It’s the kind of meal every pizza fan will love. Enjoy!
-Annissa
Love pizza? Try these Low-Carb Easy Pizza Stuffed Peppers. This recipe gives that pizza flavor we all love without adding the carbs of a crust! This recipe makes a scrumptious low-key family dinner. I like to pair it with a salad for a complete meal. 🍕😋
Low-Carb Easy Pizza Stuffed Peppers
No crust needed for these Low-Carb Easy Pizza Stuffed Peppers! This recipe delivers delicious pizza flavor without adding the carbs of a crust. These stuffed peppers can be part of a low-carb, ketogenic, Atkins, diabetic, gluten-free, grain-free, or Banting diet.
Ingredients
- 4 large bell peppers Cut in half lengthwise, seeds and ribs removed
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage (sweet or hot)
- 3/4 cup pizza sauce (low-carb)
- 8 slices provolone or mozzarella cheese
- 16 slices pepperoni
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375º Fahrenheit. Arrange peppers on a baking sheet. When oven is preheated, bake peppers for 10 minutes. After removing them from the oven leave it turned on for used later.
While peppers are baking, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. When skillet is hot, add the ground sausage. Cook sausage until brown. Remove skillet from heat. Drain out any excess grease.
Stir the pizza sauce into the sausage.
Divide sausage mixture among the pepper halves.
Cover each pepper half with a slice of cheese and two slices of pepperoni.
Bake in preheated oven for 14-17 minutes, or until cheese is melted and slightly browned on top.
How fun are these! Stuffed peppers that my kids will actually eat – delish!
Kids are usually big fans of pizza!
-Annissa
This is two of my favorite dinners combined! It looks so good!
Thanks!
This sounds like a really interesting Low Carb stuffed pepper recipe! I bet my kids would love it too.
Kids do tend to love anything pizza flavored.
-Annissa
What’s the serving? Is it one half of the pepper or is it a whole pepper?
It’s for a filled half-pepper.
-Annissa
Those peppers are beautiful! I haven’t made stuffed peppers in quite a while, so this is great inspiration.
Thank you so much! I hope you make them!
What a quick and easy low carb option surely to satisfy any pizza craving. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome!
-Annissa
So easy and also versatile. I decided to add sliced white mushroom and olives. The filling still spread between all peppers. Looking forward to trying this.