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Healthy Stuffed Peppers

I absolutely loved this simple, healthy stuffed peppers recipe! This recipe uses an assortment of colorful peppers, lean ground turkey, brown rice, fresh onion & garlic, as well as natural tomato sauce. This vibrant & delicious meal will surely brighten your mood & taste buds!
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 6
Calories 238 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup brown rice (we used instant brown rice)
  • 1 lb. lean ground turkey
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 2 green or red bell peppers
  • 2 yellow bell peppers
  • 2 orange bell peppers
  • 2 8 oz cans of natural no-salt tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • Salt & pepper (to taste)
  • Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
  • Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cook rice
  • Remove & discard the tops, seeds & membranes of bell peppers. Arrange peppers in baking dish w/ hollowed sides facing up.
  • Cook & stir ground turkey, garlic & oven in a skillet over medium heat until meat is evenly browned & onion is softened about 5 mins.
  • Mix turkey, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, salt (we eliminated) & pepper in a bowl. Spoon an equal amount of mixture into each hollowed pepper.
  • Mix the other can of tomato sauce & Italian seasoning in a bowl & spoon over stuffed peppers – leave a small amount of sauce for basting.
  • Bake in preheated oven, basting peppers every 15 mins. w/ sauce, until the peppers are tender, about 45 mins.
  • Sprinkle peppers w/ grated parmesan & mozzarella cheese after baking. (Optional, we most definitely did! 😉)

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 26.7gProtein: 24.6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1.9gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 192mgFiber: 4.2gSugar: 8.1gCalcium: 123mg
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