The Stuffed Pepper experiment - making use of leftovers

_SusieQ_

I made this recipe a couple weeks ago:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/03/picadillo-6-ww-pts.html

Had some leftover so I froze portions. This weekend I was trying to think of something new for lunches and decided to try it in a stuffed pepper.

1 large green bell pepper
Approx 1.5 servings of Cuban Picadillo recipe
1/2 cup of Vigo cuban rice and beans (but really any leftover rice would be about the same calorie count)
2 TB salsa
1/4 cup Velveeta pepper jack shreds

Mix picadillo, rice and salsa together. Stuff into pepper. Put in baking dish with thin layer of water at bottom. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about 50 minutes, or until pepper is tender. Remove foil, add cheese, cook another 5 minutes.

Calories 439
Carbs 42
Fat 13
Protein 38




*ETA: I used 1.5 portions of picadillo b/c my pepper was so big. Could easily have made with a smaller pepper and single portion if you want to cut calories.

Alex_is_Hawks

i love stuffed peppers...my mom used to make them all the time when I was a kid...and I hated them back then....but now...i'm emotionally attached to them as theyve become a comfort food of delicious proportions...

thank you for reminding me.....i'm making these soon.

michelefrench

that looks darn tasty!!