Air Fryer Peppers Stuffed with Spiced Mince

Ingredients

• 4 eachpeppers$5.81
• 250 gminced beef$2.98
• 1 eachonion$0.93
• 1 eachgarlic clove$0.04
• 50 gsweetcorn$0.21
• 50 gkidney beans$0.18
• 2 tbsptomato purée$0.19
• 1 tspground cumin$0.12
• 0.5 tspchipotle powder$0.01
• 0.5 tspsalt$0.01
• 100 gsour cream$0.73
• 150 gguacamole$2.18
• 100 gtortilla chips$0.62
• Total for 4 servings$14.01

Most of the cost is peppers ($5.81) and minced beef ($2.98). With oil, spices and staples already at home, the shop drops to about $13.26. Prices are estimated for the amount used, at average US grocery prices (November 2026).

Steps

1. Halve the peppers lengthwise through the stem and remove the seeds and inner white ribs. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic clove.
2. In a bowl, combine the minced beef, chopped onion, garlic clove, tomato purée, ground cumin, chipotle powder, and salt. Mix thoroughly until the spices and aromatics are evenly distributed throughout the meat.
3. Stir the drained sweetcorn and kidney beans into the beef mixture, then spoon the filling evenly into each pepper half.
4. Preheat the air fryer to 180°C. Arrange the stuffed pepper halves upright in the basket in a single layer (cook in two batches if your basket cannot hold all eight halves without overlapping) and air-fry at 180°C for 10 minutes.
5. Lower the air fryer temperature to 160°C and cook for 5 to 10 minutes more, shielding loosely with aluminium foil if the mince begins to darken excessively, until the peppers are tender and the mince registers at least 71°C with no pink remaining.
6. Transfer the hot stuffed peppers to plates and serve with the tortilla chips, guacamole, and sour cream on the side, garnished with chopped fresh parsley if you like.