Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients Stuffed Peppers

  • 1 lb, ground turkey
  • 2 oz, Cheese, cheddar
  • 1 small Onion
  • 1 cup, Rice - Brown, long-grain, cooked
  • 1 can Tomato, Diced
  • 1 fluid ounce, olive oil
  • 4 large green peppers

Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Cut the tops off of the green peppers; remove the seeds and membranes.
    3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and careful insert the peppers the pot, cook for 5-6 minutes to soften. Tip: use tongs to place the peppers with the open side up this way they don’t float.
    4. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat and add your olive oil. Add the onion and season with salt and pepper; cook until softened.
    5. Add the ground turkey, season with pepper and cook until meat is browned. Drain any excess fat and then add tomatoes and pepper.
    6. While the meat and tomatoes warm through, bring a separate pot of water to boil and cook the rice according to package.
    7. Once rice is cooked, added to meat mixture and stir to combine. Turn off heat and stir in most of the cheese leaving a few teaspoons for later.
    8. Spray the bottom of baking dish with non-stick spray and place peppers open side up and stuff with the meat mixture.
    9. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
    10. Carefully remove foil and sprinkle each pepper with remaining cheese and bake for an additional 3-4 minutes.
    11. Serve with salad or your choice of vegetable.

Recipe by: Andrea David, MS, RD, LDN

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4.0
Amount Per Serving Calories 392 
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 95 mg
Sodium 192 mg
Potassium 693 mg
Total Carbohydrates 26 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Sugar 8 g
Protein 29 g