Sweet & Smoky Pork Stuffed Peppers
Delicious pork stuffed peppers with zucchini, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and cheese. These peppers make an excellent meal and are low carb and keto friendly.
Servings: 6
Calories: 403kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Smithfield Sweet and Smoky Marinated Fresh Pork Roast
- 3 Bell Peppers red, orange, yellow, or green, deseeded
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 zucchini medium, chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms chopped
- 1 cup yellow onion chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 5 green onions
- 1 1/2 cups mozarella cheese shredded
Garnish
- 2 Tbsp cilantro chopped
- 1 avocado diced
Instructions
- Place pork roast in a slow cooker on medium heat and cook for 6-8 hours
- When finished, reserve 1/2 cup of liquid from the slow cooker, shred the pork roast with forks, remove any excess fat, and return to slow cooker to sit in juices until ready. Set aside
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut peppers in half lengthwise, remove seeds and stem and cut out any membranes. Set aside (optional: blanch for 5 minutes in a pot of boiling water)
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil, chopped onions, chopped mushrooms, and chopped zucchini. Sauté until vegetables are tender (about 5-10 minutes).
- Chop tomatoes and green onions.
- Combine vegetables, tomatoes, onions, and shredded pork meat to create stuffing mixture.
- Place halved peppers into a baking dish.
- Stuff with filling, dividing it equally between peppers.
- Top liberally with mozzarella cheese
- Add about 1/2 cup of the liquid from the slow cooker into the bottom of the baking dish. If you accidentally discarded it, just add stock or water.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 - 30 minutes, until peppers are tender, but not mushy.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and avocado, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 649mg | Potassium: 1126mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2445IU | Vitamin C: 92.2mg | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 1.8mg