Sweet and Sassy Stuffed Peppers

I’ve been meaning to make sweet and sassy stuffed peppers ever since we got some last week from Red Fire Farm. We also got a pound of ground pork from Chestnut Farms, so I decided to put this to good use. In deciding what to put in the peppers, I pretty much grabbed whatever we had in the fridge and threw it in. These are usually the dishes that come out tasting the best.

I named this dish “sweet and sassy stuffed peppers” because I put in carrots, sweet potatoes, maple syrup for sweetness, chilli powder, red pepper flake, and Cholula for a kick. When picking peppers for this dish, it helps to determine ones with relatively flat bottoms so that they don’t fall over and spill their stuffing goodness all over!

Sweet and Sassy Stuffed Peppers

Gretel Shaw

This recipe for sweet and sassy stuffed peppers are amazing! I love the surprising combination of peppers and sweet potato.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Spanish

Servings 8 people

Calories 621 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 5 sprays olive oil
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  4 small onions - diced
• 2 cloves garlic - minced
• 1 medium carrots - shredded
• 1 medium sweet potato - sliced into small pieces
• 1 pound ground pork (minced pork)
• 1 medium green pepper (green capsicum) - cut into 1-inch squares
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (chilli powder in British English)
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes - crushed
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 4 cups white rice - cooked
• 2 medium tomato - diced
• 8 large green pepper (green capsicum) - tops cut off and seeds removed
• ½ cup cheddar cheese - for toppings

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and prep all of the veggies.
• Saute the onion and garlic until just starting to get translucent.
• Add carrots and cook for several minutes.
• Add sweet potatoes and cook for several minutes more.
• Push the veggies to one side and put the pork in the centre of the pan and brown.
• Add seasonings and cook for a few more minutes.
• Add maple syrup, mix, and remove the pan from heat.
• Mix this mixture with the cooked rice and diced tomatoes, and spoon it into peppers.
• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
• Top with cheese and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 621kcalCarbohydrates: 97gProtein: 21gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 429mgPotassium: 864mgFiber: 7gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 6500IUVitamin C: 153mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 2mg

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