NOW we’ve officially welcomed in 2023, countless people up and down the country are looking to kickstart their January in a healthy way.
But instead of tucking into boring salads day in, day out, a nutritionist has shared her go-to healthy recipe – and it’ll even satisfy your pizza cravings.
TikTok user Dr. Rachel Paul said she’s come up with a dish that not only tastes great but is also filling and could help aid weight loss.
In the tenth episode of her social media series ‘huge comfort meals for weight loss’, Rachel told her followers how to make pizza stuffed peppers.
First, she revealed the ingredients needed, including two bell peppers, eight slices of pepperoni and four slices of fresh mozzarella.
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The dish also uses half a cup of crushed tomatoes and half a cup of grated parmesan cheese.
Rachel also relies on oregano, basil and garlic salt as her finishing touches and for that extra flavour.
After sharing the food items needed, Rachel then showed how to make the simple recipe, step by step.
First, she poured the tomatoes into the base of a dish, before adding the halved peppers directly on top, alongside the rest of the ingredients.
She explained: “Slice the peppers in half and then layer in your crushed tomatoes, cheeses, pepperoni and slices.”
The simple meal takes just minutes to assemble – and the second and final step is to cook it.
Rachel continues: “Bake for 25 minutes at 425 – I can’t wait for you to try these pizza stuffed peppers and yes, this whole dish is one serve.”
That’s because the hearty meal only contains 500 calories, and 37 grams of protein.
The idea of the pepperoni peppers went down well with Rachel’s online community.
Firstly, the video has received 293,000 likes and counting, with 105,000 people having saved
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the recipe.
Her followers were also quick to comment – and said they couldn’t wait to sample if for themselves.
One wrote: “Looks so good!!”
A second said: “500 cals for them all?!?! Wow/ Defo going to try.”
A third added: “‘Yes this whole dish is one serving’ made me so happy.”
While a fourth commented: “This is just something I would love and enjoy! Giant healthy meals are the best even if you’re not in it for the weight loss.”
And another big fan added that it had already proved popular in her home.
She wrote: “We call this pizza taste in my house because it tastes like pizza but isn’t.”
