Ground beef, mushrooms and marina sauce, topped with melted Parmesan cheese.
Course Pizza
Cuisine American
Keyword easy bell pepper pizza, easy mushroom pizza, pizza stuffed bell pepper
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8halves
Calories 223kcal
Author Plating Pixels
Ingredients
4large bell peppers
2tablespoonslight olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
8-ouncessliced mushroomsabout 2 cups
½yellow onion
1poundlean ground beef
2teaspoonsgarlic powder
2teaspoonsItalian seasoning
1cupMezzetta Whole Garlic and Sweet Basil Marinara
1cupparmesan cheese
Fresh basil leaves as garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425° F. Cut bell peppers in half vertically and remove seeds. Lightly coat insides with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast on a baking sheet 12 minutes to soften, then remove from oven.
Meanwhile: Cook mushrooms in a small pan on medium heat for 5-8 minutes, then remove from heat.
In a separate large non-stick pan or skillet heat 1-tablespoon olive oil to medium high heat. Add onion and cook 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until fragrant. Stir in ground beef, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Cook 7-10 minutes, breaking meat up as it cooks, until browned. Drain any liquid and remove from heat.
Stir marinara sauce into cooked meat mixture and spoon into bell pepper halves. Sprinkle each with parmesan and place back in oven. Roast 5 minutes more to heat through and melt cheese. Garnish with basil.