These Breakfast Stuffed Peppers with cheese, bacon and spinach (or use whatever fillings you like!) are an easy, healthy, low carb breakfast, lunch or dinner! Cook them in the oven or the slow cooker! Includes step by step recipe video.
These Breakfast Stuffed Peppers were originally posted in August of 2015, but since they’ve been incredibly popular I’m updating the photos, adding a step by step video and cleaning things up a bit! Enjoy!
Here we are. How was your January 2018??
I did really well at staying on track for the first few weeks of January. But I’ll admit, once I started to get into Easter recipes and Spring desserts…. I started to lose track of my goals.
But since Stella has started sleeping longer at night — up to 10 or 11 hours in one stretch! — we are feeling a little more energized and my workouts have a little more “oomph” to them 😉 Thank you sweet baby for going easy on us!
Our second daughter slept a lot less and was always hungry, so I know how important it is to have some easy, healthy meals on hand that you can make when you can hardly think or move.
We love eggs, and we eat them for any meal of the day, in any form.
Breakfast burritos, breakfast quesadillas, or this Loaded Baked Potato Breakfast Casserole — we’ll take them all. (And if they come in the form of French toast or cake, we ain’t mad about that either!).
These Breakfast Stuffed Peppers are super fun and easy for the kids to customize — everyone can add in their favorite veggies, seasonings and cheeses and they all bake up in one pan. If you leave them a little firmer, they’re even easy to grab and eat on the go!
Tips and Tricks for Making these Breakfast Stuffed Peppers:
- Try to cut your peppers so that they’ll be relatively flat on the bottom — we don’t want too much spillage in the pan!
- Mix up your veggies, meats and cheeses as you desire — or let everyone put their own in the peppers and just pour the whisked eggs right over top!
- These stuffed peppers keep well in the refrigerator for a couple of days but aren’t great from the freezer — unless you are okay with your peppers being totally soft and mushy!
I would love to hear what your go-to recipes are for the busy weeks ahead!
Breakfast Stuffed Peppers — Oven or Slow Cooker
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 3 bell peppers halved and seeded
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp chopped green onion
- 1/4 cup chopped frozen spinach thawed, squeezed dry
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 1/2 cup finely chopped ham
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, green onion, spinach, ½ cup cheese and ham with a whisk until combined.
- Lay your peppers in a lightly greased baking dish (whatever size works — you want them to be a little snug so they don’t move too much and spill). Divide your egg mixture between your peppers and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until eggs are set.
- Slow Cooker:Line slow cooker with tin foil. Place peppers in slow cooker and fill. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until eggs are set.
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Mary says
I have out-of-town guests arriving on a Saturday at 11am., to attend a wedding and then spend the night. Brunch will be Sunday morning. Can I prepare these on Friday, (up to the baking step) and refrigerate until it is time to bake them Sunday morning? Or, if prepared and baked on Friday, or early Saturday, how do they hold up to being reheated?
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Mary! I would probably slice the peppers and put in a sealed container, then I would mix up the eggs and keep in a separate container. On the morning I wanted to bake them, I would fill and bake. I think they would be a little better that way than reheated! I hope that helps!
jeff helgesen says
You can even out the bottoms of the peppers by taking a cutting knife and cutting across the bottom of the pepper. Just don’t cut so deep that you cut through the flesh of the pepper and create a hole (though it’s not a huge deal if there is a small opening).
Ashley Fehr says
Great idea!
Theresa says
Can you freeze them? I like to make freezer breakfast for my parent so they can just pop in microwave. Any suggestions?
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Theresa! I think that depends on your preferences. I don’t enjoy the texture of peppers after freezing, so I wouldn’t. They are quite soft after being frozen and I like mine still with a bit of crunch. There’s no reason it couldn’t be done, it just wouldn’t be my preference.
SwiftChefs says
Instead of bacon (for those that don’t eat red meat), is there anything else you would suggest to sub it for?
Ashley Fehr says
You could try turkey bacon or turkey breakfast sausage!
Barbara A Tidwell says
Try mushrooms. Nice and meaty without the meat.
Ashley Fehr says
Great idea!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
These stuffed peppers look fantastic Ashley! Loving the bacon in them!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Shashi!
Dorothy Dunton says
Hi Ashley! I’m a big fan of stuffed peppers and I always use either red or yellow because they are sweeter and “meatier”. And I add spinach to dishes whenever I can (along with cheese, of course)! I made some pretty tasty ones a while back with chorizo and quinoa.
Ashley Fehr says
Chorizo and quinoa sounds amazing! I will definitely have to try that sometime!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
What a great idea! Love that you can make them in the slow cooker!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Jessica!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
I will miss the summer life too but am looking forward to comfort foods like this. Love these breakfast stuffed peppers. Yay that you can make them in the oven or slow cooker. They look incredible!! 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Kelly!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
Yup, it’s back to routine and reality for all of us! love the real life recipes! These are the ones we need right now. . love love love this! I’ve already been using my slow cooker like crazy this summer! it’s still on my counter! love these stuffed peppers!
Ashley Fehr says
I love using my slow cooker all year — it makes life so much easier! Thanks Alice!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
These breakfast peppers look so good Ashley and I love that they can be made in the slow cooker!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Christin!
Johlene@FlavoursandFrosting says
These stuffed peppers look so good! I can´t believe you can make them in a slow cooker too! I don´t have much confidence when it comes to my Crockpot but I´m sure the more I use it, the more I would be bold to make something like this. Pinned!
Ashley Fehr says
Oh I couldn’t live without my slow cooker! Lol. I’m obsessed!
Jess @ Sweetest Menu says
Oh I love peppers! Or capsicums as we call them here! These look fabulous Ashley!
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
Yum! What a great idea for a stuffed pepper! Breakfast!! And I love that you can make these in the slow cooker– Such a time saver. 🙂
Danielle says
I totally know how you feel, the only thing I want to do is bake all the time and then eat it. But I do love eating actual food that doesn’t involve sugar too and these stuffed peppers sound great!
Ashley Fehr says
Haha, thanks Danielle! Secretly, in my real life I actually do eat real food and sometimes vegetables! 🙂
Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says
Haha sometimes I feel like the food blogger life will always be about sweets but I am totally with you on the real life food…somehow I never get around to posting that stuff. I LOVEEEE these stuffed peppers! Such a fun breakfast!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Mariah! Deep down I know my body can’t live off cake… Lol
Izzy says
Your husband gets two months off in the summer?! I want his job! Really, I want no job and every month off though, haha! My breakfast usually consists of cereal and milk, but I’m always drooling over fun breakfast like this one! I think I need to start making them for myself 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Haha, yes Izzy! Back when I had a real job I got 2 months off, too, but I was a teacher and totally earned it. He’s just lucky! Lol.
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
I love this idea! So colorful and delicious. And also healthy and low carb. This would have been waaay better than the cold cereal I had for breakfast this morning : )
Ashley Fehr says
Haha, thanks Natalie! I also had cold cereal this morning if it makes you feel better 🙂
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
So healthy and delicious! Love low carb recipes like these!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Medha!
Jen | Baked by an Introvert says
Stuffed peppers for breakfast is a marvelous idea! Spinach and bacon sound so good with bell pepper. I’m excited to give this a try!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Jen! We love eggs any way!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Breakfast stuffed peppers are such a great idea, Ashley! I love the ingredients in here. Definitely a great back-to-school or work meal. Looks delicious!