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TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS

April 19, 2018 by Marla-Deen Brooks Leave a Comment

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One of the first questions I get during the late afternoon pick-up is “What’s for dinner?”.  It’s always a good day when I have a ready answer.  Yesterday I got that question and responded, “stuffed peppers”.  Since this questioner has always been interested in his meals AND making sure that they are tasty, I had to answer the “What’s that?” question and give him a detailed explanation.

I was so pleasantly surprised that he thought the idea of stuffed peppers was pretty cool and gave his approval during the prep.  Always happy to share a dinner win with ya’ll, here it is.

TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS

4 large multicolored bell peppers, tops sliced off and peppers hollowed and cleaned.  Reserve top of one pepper and chop.
1 lb lean ground turkey
3/4 cup broccoli rice (I used this rather than brown rice)
1/3 cup Italian breadcrumbs
3/4 cup marinara sauce
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chunky salsa
pepper
1 egg, beaten
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup water
Handful of shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:


Preheat oven to 350, prepare the peppers.  Combine chopped pepper top with ground turkey, cooked broccoli rice, breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup marinara, parmesan cheese, salsa, pepper, egg and garlic.  Mix well.

Place peppers into a dutch oven.  Fill about 1 cup ground turkey mix into each pepper.  Pour 1/2 cup water into bottom of dutch oven.  (If it’s a large dutch oven you may need to add more water).  Cover the dutch oven and bake until cooked through, about 45 – 50 minutes.  Remove from oven and sprinkle mozzerella cheese on top of each pepper.  Place under the broiler for just a few minutes until browned to your liking.

These are so colorful and beautiful!

 

 

Nutrition info:  (Numbers are approximate)
Calories 399, Fat 16 gr, Protein 35 gr, Net Carbs 25 gr, Sugar 0 gr (0 added sugar)

 

These were a surprise hit at our dinner table.  I hope they will be at yours also!

Enjoy Your Day!

Marla-Deen Fit, Empowering You To Live A Balanced Healthy Live at Any Age with a focus on fitness and health

Filed Under: Family, General, Health Tips, Healthy Kitchen Tagged With: family meals, ground turkey, healthy lifestyle, healthy meals, meal planning, protein, Vegetables

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