Servings: 6-8 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef (ground sirloin or 93/7 ground beef)
- 1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced (about 1– 1½ inches long)
- 1 medium green bell pepper, thinly sliced (about 1– 1½ inches long)
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3 cups frozen cauliflower rice (10 ounce bag)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (full fat or reduced fat/Neufchatel)
- 6–7 ounces sliced Provolone cheese (9-10 slices or 1 package)
- Chopped fresh parsley, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
- In a large oven-safe skillet* over medium heat, add the ground beef, bell pepper strips, onion, and garlic cloves. Break the ground beef into pieces while cooking; 8-10 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low, add the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and paprika; stir to incorporate. Add the cauliflower rice and cream cheese; stir into the meat mixture until the cream cheese is melted.
- Top with provolone cheese slices until completely coated. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Remove casserole from oven. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired, before serving.
Notes
If you don’t have an oven-safe skillet, spread the mixture evenly into a 9×13 casserole dish after step 3 (before adding the cheese). Check out our favorite oven-safe skillet.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1/8 of the recipe
- Calories: 350
- Fat: 19 g
- (Sat Fat: 11 g)
- Sodium: 542 mg
- Carbohydrate: 12 g
- (Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 6 g)
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 111 mg