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Healthy nachos made with Bell pepper crispy chips topped with taco meat, salsa, cheese and avocado
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Sweet Pepper Nachos

A delicious, healthy version of nachos using crisp peppers in the place of chips topped with seasoned taco filling, salsa and cheese!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course, Main Dish, Snack
Keyword: 21 day fix, 2bmindset, bell pepper, dinner, easy, finger foods, healthy, healthy kids food, healthy lunches, healthy recipes, lunch, meal plan, nachos, portion fix, quick, recipes, simple, vegetables, veggies
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Nonstick skillet
  • Parchment paper or nonstick liner

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey or beef 93/7 or lean
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 Tbsp cilantro chopped, plus more for garnish
  • 1.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup broth of choice
  • 15 mini sweet bell peppers halved and seeded
  • 1/2 cup Mexican shredded cheese blend
  • 1 small avocado diced
  • 2 Tbsp sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
  • Fresh salsa or pico de gallo

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, spray with cooking spray and add onion. Cook for 2 minutes and then add ground meat, garlic, cilantro, garlic powder, salt, cumin, paprika and salt. Cook for 5 minutes, or until turkey is cooked thoroughly.
  • Add tomato sauce and broth and mix. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes and then remove from heat.
  • While the meat is cooking, lay out mini pepper halves on baking sheet. Fill with turkey mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven. Mix sour cream or plain Greek yogurt with a little bit of water until you are able to drizzle it with a spoon. Then drizzle sour cream over mini peppers, garnish with what you like (avocado, salsa, jalapeno and/or fresh cilantro) and enjoy!

Notes

2B MINDSET: Perfect for dinner! Or for lunch, add an FFC like black beans, quinoa or corn to the turkey mixture!
Portion Fix Container equivalents: 2 Green, 1 Red, 1 blue
TIP: Mixing something like a creamy dressing, plain Greek yogurt or sour cream with water is a great way to thin it out, better cover your food and go further with less!