1tablespoon gluten free Worcestershire sauceI use Lee & Perrins
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375℉
Cut two of your green peppers in half. Remove the seeds and membranes (you can do this with a spoon). Place them in an slightly oiled baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Partially cook them in your oven for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, sauté your diced peppers and onions in olive oil for 5 minutes.
Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Brown beef in the same pan. Then add tomato sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and salt.
Stir peppers and onions back in with the beef and simmer for 10 minutes.
By now, your pepper halves should have become slightly softened in your oven. Take them out and fill them with your beef mixture. Divide the mixture between the halves, gently packing down the mixture.Pop them back into the oven for 20 minutes until browned and bubbly.
Notes
Today, I cut the peppers in half before stuffing them. Sometimes I just slice off the tops, remove the seeds and membranes with a spoon, and stuff them whole as I did in this quinoa and sausage stuffed peppers recipe.
Canned sloppy joe sauce can contain high fructose corn syrup and the seasoning packets can contain sugar. You can sweeten your homemade sauce with Stevia or your favorite sweetener if you prefer. I find this recipe to be tasty enough without it, but that's up to you.
If beef isn’t your thing, you can substitute ground turkey, ground chicken, ground pork, ground sausage, or ground lamb.