Healthy Burrito Bowl Stuffed Peppers are a delicious dinner that tastes exactly like a chipotle burrito bowl in pepper form! Also paleo, vegan and whole 30!
*Pictures and recipe updated 6/28/2016*
Today we are re-sharing one of our favorite and most-recipes of all-time: Burrito Bowl Stuffed Peppers!
We love (and many of you do too!) this recipe so much, so we knew it was time for an updated recipe and pictures for this easy dinner recipe.
I’m pretty sure we have made these stuffed peppers over 10 times since we first posted the recipe back in June of 2014 and for a good reason. These peppers are not only delicious, but they are extremely easy and simple to make.
The inspiration for these stuffed peppers came from our favorite chain restaurant, chipotle. Who doesn’t love a good burrito bowl? #amirightoramiright.
So it’s basically like a burrito bowl stuffed into a pepper instead of tortilla which saves carbs but who’s complaining? It’s got all the goods of a burrito bowl.
One of the biggest reasons, besides taste, of why this burrito bowl is so popular is that it can be adapted to meet any diet. Wanna make it paleo/whole 30? Just leave out black beans and corn.
Wanna make it vegan? Just use a meat replacement such as tempeh or tofu! Don’t have any dietary restrictions? Than make the original recipe. No matter what your diet is, you can enjoy a healthy and delicious meal!
Burrito Bowl Stuffed Peppers
These burrito bowl stuffed peppers are so easy to make and are made with real and healthy ingredients. They are a complete meal filled with nutritious veggies, healthy fats and lean protein.
Anyone who loves chipotle’s burrito bowls and Mexican food will absolutely love this hearty lower carb dinner that can also be paleo, vegan and whole 30 friendly!
EASY Burrito Bowl Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 pound ground meat use tempeh/tofu/meatless alternative for vegan option
- 4-6 bell peppers depending on how big they are
- 1/2 cup cooked corn leave out for paleo/whole30
- 1/2 cup black beans leave out for paleo/whole30
- 1/2 ripe avocado finely chopped
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
- juice of 1/2 lime
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Place onion and garlic in a frying pan coated with cooking spray over medium heat for about 3 minutes, add ground meat/vegan option and cumin and cook until browned, about 10 minutes. While meat is cooking, slice off tops of peppers and scoop out seeds, place on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray, bake for about 15 minutes, or until tender. Once meat is cooled, add to a large bowl and mix with remaining ingredients (except peppers). Fill peppers with meat mixture and bake for 15 minutes.
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Looks delicious!
Thank you! It is so delish! 🙂
These look sooooo good, I am basically salivating on my keyboard! 🙂 Seriously, pretty much the only place around here that we eat at, is Chipotle, since there are not hardly any vegan options. But your take on a burrito bowl looks and sounds SO much tastier. I definitely am looking forward to trying this..going to print out the recipe. I love your addition of the olives!!! I will tag you on Instagram when I make it. I will just leave off the tempeh, there is already so much goodness going on in there and we don’t eat tempeh or tofu anyways. Thanks for the fab recipe!
Thank you so much! I can’t wait to here how it goes! I’m like star-struck right now because your blog is amazing! Thank you for your support! It means a lot! 🙂
I haven’t made stuffed peppers in SO long 🙁 Need!
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I loooove stuffed bell peppers! I haven’t made them in forever, but that definitely needs to change now 🙂
Brie @ Lean, Clean, & Brie recently posted…WIAW: Listening to My Body
Looks so good!! Love stuffed peppers but haven’t had them in a while. Great idea to throw tofu in there for a meat alternative!
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I am so glad you remade these stuffed peppers as I missed them the first time you posted them and now am drooling! Love your pictures – now when’s lunch? 🙂
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan recently posted…No Bake, Raspberry White Chocolate Energy Bites
I am so in love with this! I bake a lot of things in bell peppers, but I’m not sure why it’s never dawned on me to toss the meat in there. Pinning and making!
Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious recently posted…Greek Strawberry Cheesecake Bars {GF, Low Cal}
These look great! I think this filling would be great in a roasted sweet potato or acorn squash too–it’s so versatile! 😀
Claire @ My Pink & Green Life recently posted…What I Ate Wednesday: A Normal Summer Workday
My family would love all the flavors!! looks amazing!
Like Shashi, I am soooo glad you have re-posted this recipe because I missed it the first time around.
Absolutely delicious and I have not had stuffed peppers in literally ages!! Thank you!
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hi, hello, didn’t know you lovely ladies had a blog, this makes me happy. just almost as happy as I would be if I made this, so probs gonna do that soon hehehe. YAY!!
What a great idea and it looks delicious and colorful! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and have a fabulous weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
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Thank you! I’m so glad I re-did the pictures! 🙂
Yum yum yum! What a great idea!
Thanks for sharing these unique stuffed peppers. They are not only colorful but look delicious and filling. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted.
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Looks so yummy! I’ve somehow never made or even eaten stuffed peppers but I love the concept! I have some leftover brown rice in the fridge so I may try out a version that uses a little bit of that!
Hi Athletic Avocado,
I like burritos but can’t eat spicy food.
Thanks for bringing your post to the Blogger’s Pit Stop last week.
Janice, Pit Stop Crew
Hubba hubba, these look mighty fiiiiiiine! I love red bell peppers!
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Oh wow, do these look good or what?! For some reason, I’ve really been digging Mexican-type food, and have been cooking it alllll the time lately! I made cabbage roll tacos the other night-total winner! I can’t wait to pull these out and surprise my husband with them. We are both obsessed with Chipotle, so I know he’s going to love it. Thanks for sharing <3
Wish these weren’t tagged as Paleo, they look delicious! Beans and corn are off limits for paleo, and it looks like they make up a good chunk of the dish.. might wanna brush up on the basics of Paleo and why people follow that way of eating!
Hi there,
Thanks for your concern, but we mentioned in the recipe to exclude the beans and corn for a paleo-approved recipe 🙂
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OMG! Love the recipe, I would definitely try this recipe.