Slow Cooker Pizza Stuffed Peppers
We have created the healthiest way to take care of your pizza cravings. Our Pizza Stuffed Peppers are a tasty low carb twist on the classic dish that will not disappoint.
Servings: 8 People
Calories: 156kcal
Equipment
- Crockpot
- Enameled Cast Iron Pan
Ingredients
- olive oil 1 spray
- 1 lb ground turkey sausage Italian
- 1 ½ cups marinara sauce low sugar
- 4 bell pepper halved
- 4 tbsp water
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
Instructions
How To Make Pizza Stuffed Peppers in the Slow Cooker
- In a large skillet, cook sausage until browned. olive oil, 1 lb ground turkey sausage
- Stir in marinara sauce. 1 ½ cups marinara sauce
- Cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Spoon sausage mixture into peppers and pour remaining sauce over peppers. 4 bell pepper
- Top with cheese. 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- Place in an even layer in the ninja foodi/slow cooker, add water, and select the high slow cook setting for 1 hour. 4 tbsp water
- After your peppers have been slow cooking on high for one hour, if using the Ninja Foodi, set it to air crisp at 325º. Keep an eye on these as it will just take a few minutes to melt the cheese and crisp up the peppers a bit. Feel free to add additional minutes if they aren't crisping up to your liking. You don't want to burn the cheese or the peppers.
- If any you have any remaining leftovers, store in an airtight container and store in refrigerator once they are cooled to room temperature.
How to make Pizza Stuffed Peppers using the Stovetop/Oven
- In a large skillet, spray olive oil and cook sausage until browned. olive oil, 1 lb ground turkey sausage
- Stir in marinara sauce. 1 ½ cups marinara sauce
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Place peppers in a baking dish or baking sheet, fill the pepper halves with the sausage mixture, pour remaining sauce over peppers. 4 bell pepper
- Top with cheese or any other favorite pizza ingredients if you’d like. 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- Cook for 30 minutes at 350.
Notes
The 21 Day Fix
Whole Recipe: 4 red containers, 5 1/2 green containers, 3 blue containers
1 Pepper: 1 red container, 1 1/3 green container, 3/4 blue container
Container Breakdown, in case you change the recipe:
– turkey sausage, ground: 4 Red containers
– low sugar marinara 1.5 Green containers
– bell peppers, halved 4 Green containers
– mozzarella cheese 3 Blue containers
One serving: 1/2 red container, 2/3 green container, just under 1/2 blue container
You can easily add mushrooms, jalapenos, or any other pizza toppings that you love! If you change it up remember to calculate (or recalculate) to get an accurate tally of your containers for the recipe.
Weight Watchers Points
3 2025 Points | 3 2023 Points | 3 Blue Plan Points | 4 Green Plan Points | 3 Purple Plan Points (when using fat free cheese)
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 645mg | Potassium: 421mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2199IU | Vitamin C: 81mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1mg