In The Zone Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 green bell peppers, 4 with tops off and 2 diced up for stuffing (2 carb)
• 1 cup diced onion (1 carb)
• 1/2 cup cooked brown rice (2 carb)
• 1 1/4 cups diced tomatoes (1 carb)
• 6 ounces lean ground beef (4 protein)
• 2 ounces low-fat cheese (2 protein)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil (6 fat)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook 4 peppers in a small amount of water and salt in microwave, until slightly tender.
• 2 combine rice, diced peppers, tomato, hamburger meat, and salt/pepper and saute in olive oil until vegetables are tender.
• 3 stuff the 4 green peppers with mixture.
• 4 any remaining vegetable mixture should be placed around stuffed peppers.
• 5 bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• 6 remove from oven, top with cheese, and serve.