Beef Chili Stuffed Peppers - Meal Prep Hack

Transform boring leftover beef chili right into this amazing stuffed peppers dish. You can even pull the chili out of the freezer, let it defrost in the refrigerator for a day and fill these little green lovelies to the brim with chili goodness.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 38

Total Time 43

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

Servings

Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

1 Baking pan
1 Cutting Board
1 Chef's Knife

Ingredients

3 Cups Beef Chili Prepared
3 Bell Pepper
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F
Wash the bell peppers
Cut the peppers in half the long way
Remove seeds and pith
In a microwave safe dish par cook the raw unfilled pepper halves in the microwave for 3 minutes.
Place them into a baking dish with a slotted spoon, they will be hot.
Fill each half with a few spoon fulls of the chili and go back and top of each one evenly
Add the cheese on top of each one
Cook approximately 35 mins until internal temperature reaches 165

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Notes

Can use red or white chili

Spice up even more if you like with hot sauce!

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 239mgPotassium: 288mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4103IUVitamin C: 152mgCalcium: 280mgIron: 1mg

Keyword budget, Dinner, easy, Fall Meal, family

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