Cauliflower Cheese Stuffed Peppers - Divalicious Recipes (2024)

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Cauliflower cheese stuffed peppers are a colourful and delicious low carb side dish. Or enjoy a couple with a side salad for a vegetarian lunch.

Roasted sweet red peppers make a perfect case for creamy cauliflower cheese. You could use yellow but I find the red sweeter, especially when roasted. A simple low carb & gluten free cheese sauce is slathered over cauliflower, which is then placed into a red pepper and baked.

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Cauliflower cheese is one of my favourite low carb dishes and I like to play around with it to stop it becoming monotonous. Here, I have used it as a pepper filling for a great keto side dish. You can stuff and bake a pepper with cauliflower rice, so why not the cauliflower itself?!

Cauliflower Cheese Stuffed Peppers Tips

For the cheese sauce you can add other cheese for extra flavour. A strong Gouda, Parmesan or Fontina would be delicious.
Red or yellow peppers are best for this baked dish. Green peppers are not sweet enough and would be a bit bitter when roasted.
This dish could be made ahead by preparing the dish ready to bake, cover and keep in the fridge until you are ready to cook it. It reheats well, as testified by the Chief Taster who has the leftovers for his lunch the next day!
Try mashing the cauliflower cheese before spooning it into the peppers. That works just as well. (I found that out by accident when I overcooked my cauliflower!)
Instead of heavy cream, use sour cream for extra creamy cauliflower cheese.

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Serving Suggestions

These stuffed cauliflower cheese peppers make a great lunch with a side of salad, but serve them with a main dish to pair well with their flavor such as a herb crusted rack of lamb or a roast chicken for a hearty meal.

More low carb cauliflower recipes to try

Cauliflower Cake

Cauliflower Cheese Roulade

Keto Cauliflower Mash

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Cauliflower Cheese Stuffed Pepper

Angela Coleby

A colourful and tasty version of cauliflower cheese.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

1 cauliflower, cut into florets medium size
4 red peppers
4 oz cream cheese
1 cup Cheddar cheese grated (keep some aside for the topping)
½ cup cream, heavy
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Place the cauliflower florets in saucepan with water, cover boil and simmer for 10-12 minutes until slightly soft.
Drain and set aside.
In a saucepan, gently heat the cream cheese and cream. Add half of the Cheddar cheese until melted. Add the mustard, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir until smooth.
Add the cauliflower to the cheese sauce and cover well.
Cut the peppers in half and de-seed them.
Place the cauliflower cheese into the pepper halves and sprinkle the remaining Cheddar cheese over them.
Bake for 25 minutes at 180C/350F degrees.

Notes

One serving is half a pepper.

The net carbs will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols.
Any nutritional analysis on the website is based on an estimate, calculated by http://nutritiondata.self.com from the individual ingredients in each recipe. Variations may occur for various reasons, including product availability and food preparation. We make no representation or warranty of the accuracy of this information.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 179kcalCarbohydrates: 7.4gProtein: 6.9gFat: 14gFiber: 2.5g

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.

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Comments

Janet iAdey
December 18, 2019 at 3:30 pm
I made this evening, turned out well
. Just a couple of things in the recipe: you say 1 cup of cheddar cheese then in the instructions you say add 100g to the sauce, that can be confusing for people who don't understand metric. Also the recipe calls for half a cup of heavy cream but it is not mentioned in the sauce making. I make lots of your recipes, keep up the great work!
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- Angela Coleby
  December 18, 2019 at 3:37 pm
  Thanks. I've adjusted it accordingly. It was an old recipe I updated but left a few things in that should not be there! Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
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Cauliflower Cheese Stuffed Peppers - Divalicious Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Do peppers need to be cooked before stuffing? ›

The peppers need to be par-cooked before filling so that they cook through. Many recipes call for boiling the peppers first, but I prefer to roast them – more flavor and less cleanup!

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How do you keep stuffed peppers from getting soggy? ›

To prevent it from happening, you should try to avoid or reduce excess moisture – here are three of the things you can do:

Pre-cook Peppers. ...
Use Leftover Rice. ...
Save Cheese for the Topping.

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Why does my cauliflower cheese split? ›

Cook your cauliflower cheese at the right temperature, otherwise your cheese sauce can split. If your cheese sauce splits before that, it can be down to leaving it out too long, or you've boiled the sauce. If this happens, add a splash of milk or cream and whisk vigorously and it should come back to life.

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Are you supposed to eat the pepper in stuffed peppers? ›

Yes, you eat the pepper along with the stuffing.

Should I cover my stuffed peppers when I bake them? ›

Pour a small amount of water into the bottom of the baking dish and drizzle the peppers with a little olive oil. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until the peppers are soft and the cheese is melted and lightly browned, another 15 to 20 minutes.

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Why do stuffed peppers take so long to cook? ›

For Uncooked Fillings in Whole Peppers:

It's possible to stuff peppers with a raw filling. If you're stuffing a whole pepper, it takes awhile to cook because the filling needs to reach a safe temperature. Out of all the stuffed peppers, this one takes the longest to cook because of its size.

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Should you cook or raw bell peppers? ›

Bell peppers, whether raw or cooked, are packed with vitamin C and various antioxidants. Eating them raw provides maximum vitamin C content, but cooking bell peppers can increase the availability of other nutrients. Roasting or grilling bell peppers enhances their natural sweetness and offers a delightful flavor.

How long to boil bell peppers to soften? ›

To boil bell peppers: Cook peppers, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for 6 to 7 minutes or until crisp-tender. To sauté bell peppers: Heat a skillet with 2 to 3 tablespoons of cooking oil over medium-high heat. Carefully add bell peppers and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes.

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Why do you parboil peppers before stuffing? ›

The most common reason to parboil peppers is to soften them ready for stuffing so that they can then be baked in the oven. This recipe for Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers is the perfect example!

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How to par boil peppers for stuffing? ›

In a large pot of boiling water, parboil the peppers until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and dry on paper towels. In a large saute pan or skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.

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