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Carrot Pepper Skillet Recipe

You can prepare stuffed peppers on the stovetop, cooked alongside nicely seasoned carrots, with this creative recipe shared by Esther Shank. "This dish is attractive, delicious and goes together in a hurry," promises the Harrisonburg, Virginia cook.

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

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Carrot Pepper Skillet Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

6 medium green peppers
1-1/2 cups cooked rice
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup tomato juice
1-1/4 cups water, divided
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt or salt-free seasoning blend, divided
2 teaspoons sugar, divided
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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4 cups sliced fresh carrots
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Dash ground ginger
Dash ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon corn syrup

Directions

Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds and membranes; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the rice, onion, tomato juice, 1/4 cup water, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon sugar. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Spoon into peppers. Place around the edge of a 10-in. skillet.
In a large bowl, combine the carrots, butter, ginger, nutmeg and remaining salt and sugar. Place in the center of the skillet. Pour remaining water around peppers; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Drizzle corn syrup over the carrots. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with reduced-sodium tomato juice, salt-free seasoning and reduced-fat margarine) equals 297 calories, 8 g fat (0 saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 176 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 19 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Carrot Pepper Skillet in Quick Cooking September/October 1999, p22