Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Peppers
As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Looking for a great low-carb meal? I have you covered with these Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers! Fresh green bell peppers stuffed with roast beef, mushrooms, onions and cheese. Everything you love about a classic Philly cheesesteak without the bread.
Stuffed Pepper Recipes
One of my FAVORITE meals of all times? Stuffed Peppers. It has been since I was a kid, and that hasn’t changed. In order to not always sound like I am making the same thing for dinner all of the time, I’ve made different versions of my stuffed peppers. Stuffed Pepper Soup, Stuffed Pepper Meatloaf, Stuffed Pepper Casserole, Stuffed Pepper Skillet, Stuffed Pepper Meatballs … You get the idea. I am getting what I ultimately want for dinner without sounding completely redundant. Right?
My Favorite Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Pepper Recipe
Ingredients You Need For Your Stuffed Peppers
I think you already guessed some of what you need, the name kind of gave it away, but here is everything to have handy:
- Bell Peppers – Go traditional with green or feel free to pick your favorite colors.
- Roast Beef – I use sliced roast beef from the deli counter here. I choose the rare roast beef because it cooks again in the peppers.
- Sliced Provolone Cheese – Originally, I used shredded cheese for this recipe, and you can, but I have found that I like the thicker provolone slices to work better.
- Sliced Mushrooms – I use fresh baby Bella mushrooms, but sliced white mushrooms work great, too! In a pinch, grab a can of sliced mushrooms for your pantry.
- Onions – White or yellow is preferable, I typically reach for a sweet yellow onion.
- Butter – salted or unsalted works.
- Garlic – a couple of cloves of minced garlic, or take the shortcut and buy the kind in the jar.
- Seasoned Salt & Pepper – I always reach for the Lawry brand.
How To Make Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Peppers
These cheesesteak peppers are easy to make and come together quickly. The “hardest part” is the slicing and chopping. My kind of recipe!
In a skillet over medium heat melt butter.
Add garlic, mushrooms, chopped pepper, and onion and cook until caramelized, about 20 minutes.
Add meat, season with seasoned salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes more.
Love them? Pin Them!
This is a fun recipe and very easy to make. Since you leave out the bread, this is also a very keto-friendly recipe. Pin it so you have it handy when you feel like a low-carb version of Philly cheesesteak.
Low Carb, Gluten-Free, And Keto Friendly Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Peppers
Do I have to cook the meat first when I make Stuffed Peppers?
All of my stuffed pepper recipes contain meat. Most use ground beef, but in the case of these Philly Cheesesteak Peppers, I use rare roast beef.
I don’t cook the meat in the other versions, because the meat cooks as the pepper does. For this recipe, the deli roast beef is already cooked. Again, I always get the rare roast beef, because it will cook more inside the pepper.
What is a good side dish for stuffed peppers?
Love Philly Cheesesteaks? Here are a few more ways to enjoy them!
I love coming up with new and different ways to enjoy my favorites. Check out these creative ways to enjoy the flavors of a Philly!
- Philly Cheesesteak Soup (pictured above)
- Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe’s
- Philly Cheesesteak Dip
Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 4 large green bell peppers
- 16 ounces baby bells mushrooms sliced
- 1 medium sweet onion sliced, rough chopped
- 3/4 pound good quality deli roast beef choose rare if possible
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Seasoned Salt & Seasoned Pepper to taste
- 8 thicker slices of Provolone Cheese (can sub shredded Mozzarella)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Cut the tops off of your bell peppers and clean out the inside, chop the pepper on that's left around the stem, set aside. Slice onion and mushrooms, set aside.
- Slightly chop the roast beef, set aside.
- Place peppers in a baking dish prepared with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place a slice of cheese in the bottom of each pepper.
- In a skillet over medium heat melt butter. Add garlic, mushrooms, chopped pepper and onion and cook until caramelized, about 20 minutes.
- Add meat, season with seasoned salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes more.
- Divide meat mixture evenly between peppers, cover and bake for 20 minutes.
- Uncover, add a slice of cheese to the top of each pepper and bake for 10 minutes more.
Nutrition
these look scrumptious pinning!
I love this idea! I can’t eat bell peppers, but I can make them for the boys. I bet I could make mine in a hollowed out onion! These look and sound delicious!
I can’t wait to try this. It looks amazing!
Next on my “to make” list!!
You just made my day! I can’t wait to make these!
These are such a fun idea and so comforting.
Love the idea of Philly Cheese Steak flavors in a stuffed pepper! All of these recipes are winners… Can’t wait to dig in!
What are the carb, protein,fat and sugar counts. I’m on the keto diet and need to know.
Mary – I don’t have those counts. I know that if you go to a site called spark recipes you can add ingredients and it will calculate for you. I hope that helps. 🙂
How can the nutritional values be so high?
There is an app that calculates the nutrition, and I have found that it is wonky sometimes. That’s why I always have that disclaimer. The ingredients you use will totally change the calories and such. If you are watching your diet, I would plug your ingredients into what you would normally use to calculate it.
Hello Michaela:
I made these Philly cheese steak stuffed peppers and they were fabulous!!!!!! Thank you for this recipe. I used a different kind of cheese but they still were “out of this world”!! Wow. Can’t wait to make them again!!
Nancy – I am SO HAPPY that you loved them!! Thank you for taking the time to let me know! <3
These stuffed peppers are SO delicious! My whole family gobbled them up! Thanks for sharing!
Never thought to do stuffed peppers this way, but it sure was a hit with the family! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I have yet to try stuffed peppers, and it is seriously my loss because it looks amazing! Bookmarking this recipe for the weekend, thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
All the ingredients you love in a Philly cheesesteak sandwich loaded into bell peppers. Great dish for when you are looking to watch carbs.
These made for a delicious dinner! With all that cheesy goodness, you don’t even miss the carbs.
This twist on a stuffed peppers recipe is so good! Love that it’s kind of a healthier take on a Philly cheese steak sandwich too!
This is such a great idea for stuffed peppers! Different than the usual and a healthier way to enjoy the flavors of a cheesesteak!
These are great. I cut back on the onions a bit to fit my keto lifestyle.
Just when you think youve had the best you find this an exceptional recipe for stuffed peppers wow!
I will try the stuffed bell peppers recipe. I had something new wit stuffed peppers. the only difference is no oven. Boil them until the peppers are getting soft. Nice little twist no matter how you make them.
I love stuffed peppers no matter how they are cooked! Happy you found a new recipe to enjoy!