Sloppy Joe Stuffed Bell Peppers

We LOVE love love green peppers in our house. 

We eat at least 3 per week in various dishes/salads, etc.

So when I was looking for beef ideas and found sloppy joe in pepper alternatives, I was pretty thrilled!   My grandma used to make sloppy joe's for me when I stayed over, so this brought back good memories and a new improved taste!

Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground Beef
4 Bell Peppers cut lengthwise
2 Garlic cloves crushed or 1 TBSP garlic powder
1 smallish Yellow Onion

1/3 C Low sodium beef broth
1 TBSP Tomato paste
1/3 C Ketchup
1 C Tomato Sauce
Pepper
Salt
1 TBSP Organic Palm Sugar or equivalent
1 TBSP Apple Cider vinegar
2 TBSP EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1 C Monterey Jack Cheese


Preheat oven to 400.

In large skillet over medium, heat olive oil. Cook onion til soft about 5 min. Add tomato paste and garlic and cook about 2 minutes. Add ground beef, salt and pepper, as desired and cook til no longer pink.  About 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and add in tomato sauce, ketchup,  apple cider vinegar, and sugar.

Let simmer til slightly thicker. About 5 min.

In your large baking dish, add peppers. Divide mix evenly among all 8 halves and add cheese to tops.

Pour beef broth in bottom of baking dish and cover with foil.

Bake 45 min.  Uncover, and bake 5 more min or til cheese is golden, as desired.

Serve and enjoy!

Notes:  last time I used this full recipe in only 4 peppers cut in half as we love this so much and wanted it to be very meaty.  Photos represent this method.

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