Bell Pepper Keto Nachos

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 25 min
  • Active: 25 min
These are loaded with everything you could hope for on nachos -- beef, cheese, guac, pico de gallo and sour cream -- but instead of chips, pieces of crisp-tender bell pepper make this snack keto-friendly.
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Ingredients

2 medium bell peppers (preferably a mix of colors)

Kosher salt 

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

4 ounces ground beef (80/20)

1 cup full-fat shredded Mexican blend cheese

1/4 cup guacamole

1/4 cup pico de gallo

2 tablespoons full-fat sour cream

Directions

  1. Cut the bell peppers through the stem into sixths, remove the stem and seeds. Transfer to a large microwave safe bowl, add a splash of water and a pinch of salt. Cover and microwave until the pepper pieces are pliable, about 4 minutes. Let cool slightly and then arrange close together on a foil-lined baking sheet, cut sides-up.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chili powder and cumin and cook, stirring, until fragrant and toasted, about 30 seconds. Add the ground beef and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring and breaking up into bite-size pieces, until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes.
  3. Preheat the broiler. Spoon some beef mixture onto each pepper piece. Sprinkle with cheese and broil until the cheese melts, about 1 minute. Top with dollops of guacamole and pico de gallo. Thin the sour cream out with a little water and drizzle over the nachos. 

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Diane

This is such a great idea. I made these for a Super Bowl snack and everyone devoured them. I made a few tweaks based on other reviews:<br />1. Spiced up the meat more<br />2. Increased the ratio of meat to pepper<br />3. Roasted the peppers instead of microwaving<br />4. Used pepper jack cheese because our family likes food SPICY. <br /><br />We aren’t following a keto diet, but liked the look of this recipe. We all agreed - the bell peppers are better than corn chips as a vehicle for all these toppings. Yum!

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