Pizza Peppers
This recipe uses all of the flavours of a pizza without the refined carbohydrates of a traditional pizza as well as increasing nutritional benefits (see below).
PIZZA PEPPERS
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. tomato puree
- 4 tsp. water
- Pinch dried oregano
- 2 peppers
- 4 free range eggs beaten
- 8 cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 tsp. sweetcorn about 25g either canned or frozen
- 2 - 4 spring onions
- 2 mushrooms chopped
- 8 black olives pitted and sliced
- 50 g mature cheese grated
Instructions
- Oven 200c
- Mix the tomato puree with the water and oregano and set aside. Cut the peppers in half vertically leaving the stalk intact if you can and remove the seeds and membrane.
- Spread the puree mixture inside of the peppers. Nestle in a baking tin so they are snug and unlikely to tip.
- Beat the eggs then pour into the peppers. Divide the chopped and sliced vegetables between each pepper ‘cup’ then top with the grated cheese.
- Bake for 10 - 15 mins until the eggs are set. Serve with new or jacket potatoes and side salad if wished.
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Nutritional Benefits:
Eggs are an excellent all round food offering protein and amino acids needed by the body for it to repair itself. They contain many nutrients including vitamin A to benefit eye health, vitamin B12 (fighting depression and tiredness), vitamins D and K (keeping bones strong), iron, zinc, omega 3’s and choline (a nutrient needed for the development of memory and learning in the brain). Studies show that egg consumption can help to prevent chronic age related conditions like heart disease, eye degeneration, memory loss and loss of muscle mass.
Peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C (building immunity) and anti-cancer antioxidants.
Tomatoes are full of vitamin C, antioxidants which are cancer preventative, potassium (essential for maintaining fluid balance and muscle/nerve function) and compounds which prevent blood clots.
Cheese is an excellent source of protein, vitamin D, calcium (needed for strong bones) as well as other various vitamins and minerals. Recent research has shown that they have little effect on the heart or risks of strokes like previously thought. In fact, the fatty acids in dairy foods may help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, it should not be eaten in vast amounts but certainly as part of a healthy diet.