Baked Sloppy Joes
Trade a bun with a bell pepper for this Sloppy Joe Recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 tbsp powdered sloppy joe seasoning mix
- 1/4 cup spinach
- 2 tbs parmesan cheese
- 1 oz. raw lean ground beef
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
Makes 1 serving
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Cut the bell pepper in half and take out the inside with the seeds.
- On a medium sized pan, fry ground beef in olive oil until cooked, about 10-15 minutes. Add sloppy joe mix to season.
- Add cooked ground beef in the two bell pepper halves.
- Top each bell pepper with cheese.
- Place filled bell peppers into the oven on a baking sheet lined with tin foil for 15 minutes. The cheese should be melted and the bell pepper soft to the touch.
Nutrition facts
Per Serving
- calories: 309
- carbohydrates: 10g
- cholesterol: 80mg
- dietary fiber: 4g
- fat: 16g
- potassium: 386mg
- protein: 30g
- saturated fat: 7g
- sodium: 354mg
- sugars: 6g
Disclaimer: Type2Diabetes.com cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original.

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