Cuban-Style Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Cuban-Style Stuffed Peppers is an easy recipe for a spicy Cuban meal. Red bell peppers are stuffed with ground beef, rice, tomatoes, stuffed green olives, onion, rice, raisins and almonds. This is also a healthy, low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, low carbohydrates, heart-healthy and Weight Watchers (5) PointsPlus recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 Medium-size red bell peppers, halved lengthwise, stem, seeds and white pith removed
- (8 oz) ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp Cuban seasoning
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 2 tbsp chopped pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives
- 1 cup cooked rice
Directions
- Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add in the bell pepper halves; cook 15 minutes over medium heat or until tender. Immediately remove bell peppers with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking process. Pat dry with paper towels. Arrange the bell pepper halves, cut-sides up, in a 13″ x 9″ baking dish.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350° F. Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat. Add in onion and Cuban seasoningeasoning; cook and stir 4 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except cooked rice. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in rice. Spoon beef mixture in equal amounts into bell pepper halves.
- Bake 20 minutes or until peppers are tender.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 123g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 91 | |
| Calories from Fat 9 | 10% |
| Total Fat 1.03g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.11g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 217mg | 9% |
| Potassium 298mg | 9% |
| Total Carbs 17.73g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Sugars 7.13g | 5% |
| Protein 2.16g | 3% |
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