Healthy Mini Pepper Low Carb Nachos
These Healthy Mini Pepper Low Carb Nachos are great for dinner or as an appetizer for game day!! Gather around they will disappear quickly.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1½ tsp. ground cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 lbs. lean ground turkey
- 2 cups Pomodoro sauce or your favorite tomato sauce
- 2 green onions sliced
- 2 Tbsp. salsa
- 2 Tbsp. hot sauce
- 1½ cups part skim mozzarella
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tsp. lime juice
- 13-15 mini peppers cut in half and cleaned of veins and seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Cook the onion until soft and slightly golden, in the olive oil, in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic, cumin, and salt and pepper and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the turkey and cook for about 5 min. until it is no longer pink. Stir in the tomato sauce. Add half the green onions, hot sauce and the salsa, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 min. until thickened.
- Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Lay in the peppers in one layer. Fill each with the turkey chili and top with cheese. Bake until the cheese is bubbling and starting to turn golden.
- Top with the remaining green onions, cilantro and lime juice. Serve immediately!!
Equipment
DI ORO Chef Series 3-Piece Silicone Turner Spatula Set - 600ºF Heat-Resistant Flexible Rubber Silicone Spatulas - Best Silicone Cooking Utensil Set - Egg Turners, Pancake Flippers, Kitchen Spatulas
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 51gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 179mgSodium: 1044mgFiber: 4gSugar: 10g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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