Whole30 Southwest Stuffed Bell Peppers

These Whole30 Stuffed Bell Peppers will help keep you on track while satisfying your craving for stuffed peppers.

Before I did my first round of Whole30, it was an ongoing joke that I was a terrible cook. I would tell people that I could mess up a bowl of cereal - I mean it was bad. (You may remember my struggle to boil eggs.)

Anyway, after about a week on whole30 - when I was so sick of eggs I wanted to scream - I began to venture out and try new things. Turns out I am actually a great cook, and somewhere before I hit day 30 I fell in love with being in the kitchen. Who would have thought.

When I had the opportunity to work with Collective Bias and ConAgra this week to create a new Mexican-inspired recipe, I was stoked. Everyone knows that I would eat Mexican food every single day if I could, and since I am at the end of a whole30 round I was excited to create something that was not only tasty, but compliant, and would cure my craving for a delicious Mexican dish.

I looked through cookbooks, perused on Pinterest, but could not find what I wanted. That left me - alone in a kitchen - to come up with something amazing. Mission: Accomplished.

One thing I have learned with whole30 is to really enjoy the natural taste of food. I prefer minimal ingredients now and love to let the flavors really shine through.

Plus let's be real - busy moms want simple and delicious recipes their family will love - no one has time for 82 ingredients or spending two hours in the kitchen. Good news is when you use the best ingredients - it is easy to make a meal delicious with only a few steps.

I had about 10 minutes to shop and 40 minutes to cook - so I knew I had to get creative. I have become completely obsessed with cauliflower rice, and I want to put fresh cilantro on everything these days, so that is where I began.

Close to the cauliflower I found perfect little bell peppers and an idea was born. Next thing I knew I had my buggie half filled with delicious fresh produce and I was heading off to find my tomatoes.

A quick trip through the meat section and voila - 9 minutes later and I am ready to roll!  I came home, got to cooking, and before my time was up I was serving a delicious Mexican meal - that even my Mexican fiance was impressed by! Go me!

This recipe makes a LOT of stuffing - which is great because it heats up perfectly the next day. In fact I have been eating it warmed up with just some fresh guacamole on top!

I only have a few days left of my whole30 - but this recipe will absolutely stay in our rotation no matter what. I loved it, Mike loved it, and the girls loved it so much they even took leftovers to school today. I call that a super big win.

The next time you are craving Mexican but want a healthier alternative at home, I highly recommend these super simple stuffed bell peppers. And check out more Mexican inspired recipes here!