pizza stuffed peppers

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

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Jeannie Potter Hurocy

De Soto, MO

Updated on Sep 5, 2022

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.

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

Jeannie's stuffed peppers are delish! They have all the wonderful pizza flavors stuffed inside bell peppers. We love how she layers the meat, toppings, and cheese. It creates a wonderful bite. If you want, as we did, add your favorite pizza toppings for even more pizza flavor and style. We opted for pepperoni.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium white onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, pressed
6 large green peppers with tops removed and seeded/reserve pepper part of tops
- reserved pepper tops/diced
1 1/2 cups shredded Provel cheese
2 teaspoons Kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons dried basil
1 tablespoon fennel seed
2 14 oz jars pizza sauce (or cans, or homemade)
1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup large black olives/sliced (optional)

How To Make pizza stuffed peppers

Test Kitchen Tips

Provel cheese is popular in St. Louis and is a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone. It's can be hard to find. Mozzarella or a shredded Italian cheese blend will work too.

Step 1

Brown ground turkey in olive oil.

Step 2

Meanwhile, while the 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.
Step 3

Once turkey is halfway browned, add garlic, onion, reserved pepper tops, and all spices. Brown turkey the rest of the way and until onions are translucent and green pepper is softened.
Step 4

Once turkey mixture is finished cooking, add pizza sauce to the mixture and simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 5

Once green peppers are softened in oven and the 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 the top layer.
Step 6

Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Step 7

During the last 2 minutes of baking, remove foil and top stuffed pepper with more Provel cheese and melt/brown cheese under the broiler. Enjoy!
Step 8

Hint: Add layers of any cooked pizza ingredient you like!
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