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ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Turkey is leaner while chicken is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Bulgur is a cost-effective grain alternative.

Wash 2 kg of bell peppers and remove the tops.

Grate 300 g of carrots and chop 3 large onions and 1 large tomato.

In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and sauté the chopped onions and grated carrots for about 5-7 minutes.

Add the chopped tomato and 2 tablespoons of tomato paste to the skillet and mix well.

Transfer the vegetable mixture to a bowl to cool.

In the same skillet, cook 500-600 g of ground pork until browned.

Combine the ground pork with the cooled vegetable mixture in the bowl.

Add 200 g of washed rice, salt, black pepper, and preferred spices to the mixture and stir well.

Stuff the bell peppers with the meat and rice mixture.

Prepare a mixture of chopped tomatoes, a little water, and salt to taste, and pour it into the baking dish.

Preheat the oven to 200°C and bake the stuffed peppers for 30 minutes.

Reduce the oven temperature to 170°C and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes until cooked through.

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