Skillet Stuffed Pepper Rings

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

2 large peppers (green, red, yellow or orange)

1 pound ground beef (or ground meat of choice) (see variations for additional ideas)

2 TBS taco seasoning (more or less based on your taste)

olive oil for cooking

1 cup shredded cheese

Optional Pico de gallo, salsa, chopped tomatoes & scallions

Directions

Cut peppers into rings (between 1/4 and 1/8 inch thick), carefully remove any attached stems and seeds and set aside

Season meat with your desired flavor(s)

Stuff meat into each ring, pressing down firmly, completely filling the ring. (meat will shrink up some when cooking)

Heat your nonstick pan, add just enough oil to barely coat the pan (or spray and then add oil when/if needed).

Flip meat and finish cooking until the doneness you enjoy. Covering pan for some of the cooking process will help peppers become more "done".

If topping rings with cheese you want melted, do so a minute or so before they are done and allow cheese to melt.

Plate and garnish with tomatoes, scallions, herbs, additional cheese, sauce, etc. All depends on what flavor profile you are going for. Enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 298 kcal
• Total Fat: 18 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 96 mg
• Sodium: 353 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 29 g