Pizza Stuffed Peppers

Name: Pizza Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb ground turkey; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 medium white onion, diced; 3 large garlic cloves, pressed; 6 large green peppers with tops removed and seeded/reserve pepper part of tops; reserved pepper tops/diced; 1 1/2 c shredded provel cheese; 2 tsp kosher salt; 2 tsp ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2 Tbsp dried basil; 1 Tbsp fennel seed; 2 14 oz jar(s) pizza sauce (or cans, or homemade); 1/2 Tbsp crushed red pepper; 1/2 c large black olives/sliced (optional)

By Jeannie Potter Hurocy
@Gneeree

There is no great story here! I saw some gorgeous green peppers in the grocery store and had the idea of filling them with yummy pizza flavors!

I like them because it is made with ground turkey. My hubby likes them because they are delicious!!! Cheesy, pizza-y goodness!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

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2 lb

ground turkey
2 Tbsp

olive oil
1 medium

white onion, diced
3 large

garlic cloves, pressed
6 large

green peppers with tops removed and seeded/reserve pepper part of tops
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reserved pepper tops/diced
1 1/2 c

shredded provel cheese
2 tsp

kosher salt
2 tsp

ground black pepper
2 Tbsp

dried oregano
1 tsp

dried thyme
2 Tbsp

dried basil
1 Tbsp

fennel seed
2 14 oz jar(s)

pizza sauce (or cans, or homemade)
1/2 Tbsp

crushed red pepper
1/2 c

large black olives/sliced (optional)

How to Make Pizza Stuffed Peppers

Step-by-Step

Brown ground turkey in olive oil.
Meanwhile, while turkey mixture is cooking, place seeded green peppers in a baking dish and cover with foil. Bake in 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes to soften peppers.
Once turkey is halfway browned, add garlic, onion, reserved pepper tops, and all spices and brown turkey the rest of the way and until onions are translucent and green pepper is softened.
Once turkey mixture is finished cooking, add pizza sauce to the mixture and simmer for 10 minutes.
Once green peppers are softened in oven and turkey mixture is finished simmering, fill peppers with alternating layers of stuffing ingredients (cheese, black olives, turkey mixture-in that order, making two layers of each ingredient), ending with turkey mixture as top layer.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
During the last 2 minutes of baking time, remove foil and top stuffed pepper with more provel cheese and melt/brown cheese under broiler.
Enjoy!
Hint: add layers of any cooked pizza ingredient you like!