Peppers stuffed with fresh cheese & mushrooms
Peppers stuffed with fresh cheese & mushrooms is ready in 40 minutes (15 hands-on) and has 460 kcal and 28 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $4.00. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

- Total time
- 40 min
- Hands-on
- 15 min
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $4.00
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Bell pepper500 g
- Fresh cheese (queso fresco)240 g
- Button mushrooms300 g
- Onion80 g
- Garlic6 g
- Olive oil20 g
- Fresh parsley10 g
- Dried oregano2 g
- Parmesan30 g
Method
Heat the oven to 200 °C. Halve the peppers lengthwise, remove the seeds and set them cut side up in a baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, finely dice the mushrooms and the onion and cook them in the olive oil with the minced garlic and oregano for 6 minutes, until the water has cooked off and they start to brown.
Take the pan off the heat and mix in the fresh cheese, the chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
Fill the pepper halves, sprinkle with the grated parmesan and bake for 20 minutes until golden on top.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 460 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 28 g |
| Carbohydrates | 30 g |
| Sugars | 19 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Fiber | 8 g |
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