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cheese stuffed sweet peppers with sauce

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San Angelo, TX
Updated on Feb 21, 2025

I found these cute little peppers and had to create a recipe around them. This is what I came up with. It's a low carb version of stuffed manicotti.

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If you're wondering what to make with a bag of mini peppers, try these cheese-stuffed sweet peppers with sauce. The filling is similar to manicotti's filling, but instead of pasta, the savory filling is stuffed into colorful and sweet mini peppers. A homemade sauce is made with ground turkey and is full of flavor. This is a great meal for someone who can't have pasta but enjoys the flavors of Italian food.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • SAUCE
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 pounds ground white turkey
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes with oregano, basil and garlic, no salt added (15 oz each)
  • 4 ounces tomato paste, no salt added
  • 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon granulated onion
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • - salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • STUFFED PEPPERS
  • 1 bag mini bell peppers
  • 16 ounces light ricotta and/or Greek yogurt
  • 8 ounces provolone
  • 6 ounces Asiago or Parmesan
  • 1 large egg

How To Make cheese stuffed sweet peppers with sauce

Test Kitchen Tips
We suggest covering this with foil when baking to help steam the peppers. Then, remove the foil for the last 5 minutes of baking. Also, you'll have more filling than necessary. Cut the filling recipe in half or purchase a second bag of mini peppers.
  • Bag of mini sweet peppers.
    Step 1
    These cute little peppers are great for this recipe, but any sweet pepper would work.
  • Heat oil in a pot and add onion and garlic.
    Step 2
    Heat up a soup pot with a teaspoon of olive oil. Add onion and garlic.
  • Add ground turkey.
    Step 3
    Add the turkey and cook until it's almost done.
  • Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh diced tomatoes, dry seasonings, sugar, and lemon juice.
    Step 4
    Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh diced tomatoes, dry seasonings, sugar, and lemon juice. Simmer for 30 - 40 minutes. Taste and reseason if necessary. Add salt and pepper at this point.
  • Mix the provolone, Parmesan, ricotta, and egg.
    Step 5
    Mix together the provolone, Parmesan, ricotta, and egg.
  • Cut the ends off of the peppers and remove the seeds.
    Step 6
    Cut the ends off of the peppers and remove the seeds.
  • Fill each pepper with cheese mixture.
    Step 7
    Fill each pepper with the cheese mixture.
  • Add some sauce to the bottom of the baking dish and top with the peppers.
    Step 8
    In the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish, spread a little sauce. Place the stuffed peppers on top of the sauce.
  • Top with remaining sauce and bake.
    Step 9
    Top the peppers with the remaining sauce. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 1 hour.
  • Add mozzarella cheese in the last 5 minutes.
    Step 10
    Add mozzarella cheese in the last 5 minutes.
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Category: Turkey
Category: Other Sauces
Keyword: #cheesy
Ingredient: Vegetable
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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