Serves 4
- 2 Green Bell Peppers and 2 Red Bell Peppers
- 1 lb. ground lean grass-fed beef or bison (may substitute ground turkey)
- Black pepper and salt to taste
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/4 cup yellow bell peppers, chopped*
- 1/4 cup white button mushrooms, chopped
- 2 handfuls raw spinach
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1 and 1/2 cups tomato sauce, divided
- 3/4 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut off the tops of the peppers and clean out the seeds. Boil a pot of water and cook the peppers for 4-5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a sauté pan with 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Season beef with salt and pepper to taste and sauté till cooked through. Drain excess liquid.
- Heat a skillet with remaining olive oil and sauté yellow bell peppers and mushrooms until cooked through, then add spinach.
- Combine beef, veggie mix and rice in a mixing bowl.
- Place peppers in an oven safe dish greasing the pan with olive oil or cooking spray.
- Fill one pepper for your pup without the tomato sauce and cheese.
- Add one cup of the tomato sauce to the mixing bowl, combine and stuff the remaining three peppers.
- Top each of the three peppers with 2 Tablespoons of tomato sauce and 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Cook for 20 minutes until cheese is melted.
*May substitute onion and 1-2 minced garlic cloves if not sharing with your dog.