- 3 large red peppers (or any color, not green)
- 1/2 lb. ground pork (if pork is a trigger, try using ground turkey or chicken; Also, you can ask most meat counters for fresh ground pork this way you know there's no seasonings or preservatives)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup shallot, finely minced (you can leave out if you are sensitive)
- 1 cup red potatoes, finely diced
- 1 cup sweet potato, finely diced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (you can leave out if you are sensitive)
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (if you just use Italian herbs, you should be ok, but as always use only what you can tolerate)
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 6 eggs, large
- 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese (I just leave off the cheese)
- First, preheat oven to 375ºF and spray a casserole dish or cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Prep peppers by slicing in half (hot dog way) and removing the seeds and innards. Rinse, dry, and set inside casserole dish.
- Saute ground pork on medium/high heat for a few minutes, just to cook it about half way. Remove and place in large bowl.
- Wipe grease from pan and then heat about 3 tablespoons of olive oil to medium/high heat. Add in 1/2 cup shallot, red potato, and sweet potato. Season with minced garlic, Italian seasoning, fresh thyme, salt and pepper. Saute for about 5 minutes minutes only to partially cook the potatoes. They will continue to cook in the oven! Remove and add into the same bowl as the ground pork.
- Mix together potato mixture with the ground meat. Then, add in about a tablespoon of maple syrup.
- Use a spoon to transfer mixture into peppers, filling them about 3/4 of the way. You may have a little left over depending on how big your peppers are! Crack a large egg on top of each pepper, being very careful not to puncture the yolk!
- Place in oven at 375ªF for around 35 minutes (depending on how running you like your yolk.
- Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle on some white cheddar cheese.
Serving Size: 1 breakfast stuffed pepper
- Calories: 366
- Sugar: 6
- Fat: 23
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 20
I made these over the holidays! I love that you can make these vegetarian (by leaving out the pork)
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