turkey stuffed peppers
Healthy, delicious recipe!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
55 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup frozen peas
- 1/3 cup crumbled fat-free feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced or 1/2 tsp dried
- 4 - bell peppers, any color
- 1/2 cup tomato puree
How To Make turkey stuffed peppers
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Step 1To make filling, combine turkey, rice, onion, peas, feta, tomato paste, garlic and thyme in a large bowl. -
Step 2Spoon filling evenly into bell peppers. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer peppers to a 9 inch square baking dish. Pour tomato puree over peppers; add eough water so that liquid comes one fourth up sides of peppers. Cover with foil and bake, basting occasionally with juices, 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until peppers are tender and until instant-read thermometer inserted into filling registers 165 degrees, 20-25 minutes. Let peppers stand 5 minutes before serving.
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Step 3**To Freeze** Transfer uncooked stuffed peppers top side up to a 5 1/4-6 c freezer container. Cover and freeze up to 1 month. To serve, thaw peppers in refrigerator overnight. Follow cooking directions above.
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