Description
Juicy bell peppers filled with smoky ground beef, sautéed mushrooms, crispy bacon, and BBQ sauce, topped with melted cheese. An easy, flavorful dinner or meal prep option.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large bell peppers (halved and seeds removed)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 4 slices bacon (chopped)
- 1 cup mushrooms (finely chopped)
- ½ small onion (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ½ cup BBQ sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and black pepper (to taste)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or Colby-Jack cheese
- Optional toppings: parsley (green onions, extra BBQ sauce drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Arrange pepper halves cut side up in baking dish and bake 10 minutes to soften.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook chopped bacon until crispy. Remove and set aside.
- In the same skillet, sauté diced onion and chopped mushrooms until softened.
- Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add ground beef, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until beef is browned.
- Stir in BBQ sauce and cooked bacon.
- Remove peppers from oven and fill each generously with the cheeseburger mixture.
- Top each filled pepper with shredded cheese.
- Return to oven and bake 15–20 minutes until peppers are tender and cheese is bubbly.
- Garnish with parsley or green onions and drizzle with extra BBQ sauce if desired.
- Serve hot with fries, salad, or roasted potatoes.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pepper half
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg