Healthy Stuffed Bell Peppers

Here's another recipe we've tried a million versions of but haven't gotten it quite right...until now! The secret for us was baking them instead of the Crock Pot. Keeps the peppers crunchy instead of soggy and falling apart.

Ingredients:

• 5 bell peppers (I use green b/c they are cheaper but we've found the tri-color packs to be just as cheap!)
• 1 lb. ground beef (or turkey)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tbs chili powder
• 1 tbs olive oil 
• salt, pepper
• 1 can Rotel with juice
• 1 c shredded cheese (mexican/pepper jack) 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place onion, chili powder, and olive oil in microwave safe bowl and heat for 5 minutes. 
3. Brown ground beef in large pan over medium-high heat.
4. Chop tops off bell peppers, discard stem piece, chop remainder of tops and add to ground beef in pan. Place peppers in baking pan where they will remain upright during baking. (9x13 worked fine)
5. Add can of Rotel to pan and stir. Season with salt/pepper. 
6. Add 3/4 shredded cheese and onion mixture and stir to combine. 
7. Remove from heat and scoop mixture into peppers. 
8. Sprinkle tops with remainder 1/4 c of cheese. 
9. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. 
10. Serve with side salad and enjoy!