Keto Italian Stuffed Peppers (Beef, Sausage, Cauli Rice)

Searching for an easy weeknight dinner packed with flavor that only takes minutes to throw together? Keto Italian stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice are always a winner, and genuinely easy to assemble.

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Ground beef and Italian sausage make a hearty, flavorful filling, while cauliflower rice gives it real bulk. Topped with bubbly, melty cheese, it is hard to go wrong.

This is as simple as browning the filling in a saucepan, stuffing the peppers, and popping everything in the oven.

Chef Jenn’s Take on Italian Stuffed Peppers

Stuff the pepper halves loosely, not packed in tight, that gives the cauliflower rice room to heat through evenly.

Brown the beef and sausage together, drain to about 1 tablespoon of fat, then add the onion, garlic, and celery along with the Italian seasoning, cooking until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add half the broth and simmer to reduce by half. Add the tomatoes and their juice, and simmer to thicken, about 10 minutes. Stir in the cauliflower rice, heat through, turn off the heat, and season. Add the remaining broth to the bottom of the baking dish before adding the peppers, that keeps them from drying out as they bake. Stuff them loosely, top with cheese, and bake until hot and bubbly.

Ground pork, chicken, or turkey all work in place of beef and sausage, just make sure the meat is cooked thoroughly. You can also stuff the peppers uncooked and freeze them, thawing overnight before baking as usual, or cook them fully, chill, wrap, and freeze for a fully-cooked option instead. One reader specifically appreciated the carb savings from cauliflower rice over traditional white rice.

What You’ll Love About Italian Stuffed Peppers

• Topped with bubbly, melty cheese, hard to go wrong.
• A hearty, flavorful filling with real bulk from cauliflower rice.
• Genuinely easy to assemble, on the table in under an hour.

Ingredients

• Ground Beef – Or ground pork, chicken, or turkey.
• Italian Sausage – Buy it bulk so you don’t have to fuss with removing casings.
• Bell Peppers – I like to use a variety of colors.
• Celery – Diced and minced.
• Onion – Diced and minced.
• Garlic – Fresh is best!
• Italian seasoning
• Diced Tomatoes – Canned is fine.
• Cauliflower rice – Fresh or frozen.
• Mozzarella – Shredded.
• Chicken Broth – Or use my easy Instant Pot bone broth.
• Avocado oil – As needed.

How to Make Low Carb Stuffed Peppers

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Add the ground beef and Italian sausage to a medium saucepan. Once the beef is browned, drain the fat. Add the onions, garlic, and celery. Cook, adding, avocado oil if needed.

Once the vegetables have softened, add half of the broth. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by half.

Add the can of tomatoes and simmer until thick, then stir in the cauliflower rice. Add the remaining broth to the bottom of a casserole dish.

Stuff the pepper halves, place them in the dish, then cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes at 400F.

Remove the foil, add the cheese on top of the peppers, and cook an additional 5 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Make It A Meal

These stand on their own as a full meal, but low-carb tortilla chips or a simple green salad topped with Ranch Dressing or Green Goddess Dressing round things out nicely.

For more hearty dinners, Sauerkraut and Sausage and Tex-Mex Beef Casserole are both worth adding to the rotation.

Storage

You have two options. Stuff the peppers uncooked, then freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months, thaw overnight in the fridge, and bake as usual. Or cook them fully, chill, wrap tightly, and freeze, then thaw and reheat in the oven or microwave. Eat refrigerated leftovers within 2 to 3 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

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• Tex-Mex beefy goodness
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