Peppers Stuffed with Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients

• 1 12 oz. bag of riced cauliflower
• 6 good size sweet long peppers ( Sweet Twister’s)
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• ½ onion, diced
• 1 large handful of fresh parsley, chopped
• 6 to 8 leaves of fresh basil, chopped
• 1¼ cup of grape tomatoes, each one cut into 4 pieces
• 1 heaping ¼ cup of grated romano cheese
• 1 heaping cup of shredded mozzarella or fontina cheese, or any cheese that melts really good
• salt and pepper to taste
• olive oil

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400F
2. Place foil on a rimmed sheet pan and drizzle the bottom with a little olive oil.
3. In a saute pan drizzled with olive oil, add the onion and garlic until soft then pour in the frozen cauliflower stirring until it has defrosted and cooked a little.
4. Add in all the other ingredients, garlic, parsley,basil, both cheese and tomatoes, plus salt and pepper to taste, mixing until all combined.
5. Let it cool down a bit, in the meantime prep your peppers.
6. Try to leave the stems on it gives a nice presentation.
7. Figure out which side of the pepper will lay flat and sturdy in the pan.
8. Cut a slit on top being careful not to go completely through the top or pointed bottom.
9. Pull out the seeds and ribs with your fingers, it will be easy.
10. Drizzle the inside with a little olive oil and some black pepper.
11. Fill each pepper with the cauliflower rice mixture all the way to the top.
12. Place them onto the rimmed sheet pan with a quick little drizzle of olive oil.
13. Bake for about 20 minutes or so, the cheese should be melted and the peppers starting to wrinkle and become soft.
14. Garnish with chopped basil and parsley.