Low(er) Fat Turkey Stuffed Peppers Recipe
I made these the other day by cleaning out the cupboard! They were a hit with the hubs who is a stuffed pepper connoisseur (if that's possible!).
I overflowed from the crock pot so I baked two extra large one in the oven and they came out just as good, if not better.
Tried cutting back on the fat and they still had a rich yummy taste.
Ingredients
- 1lb ground lean turkey
- 4 large green peppers sliced in have and cleaned
- 1 medium cooking onion chopped fine
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 jar tomato sauce of choice (I used a three cheese from Ragu)
- 1/2 bread crumb (I ALWAYS use Illio Dipalo Italian Cheese Bread Crumb)
- S&P to taste
- For a spicy twist:
- 1 bag Spanish Style Rice in the new Microwave Steam Bags!
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 dF
- Brown turkey and sautee onions in frying pan
- Mix in cumin, cayenne pepper and S&P to taste
- In a separate bowl mix together bread crumb and rice (with out steaming!)
- Mix in cooked turkey mixture and blend all ingredients together well
- Slice peppers, clean and seed
- Stuff peppers to over flowing
- Line side by side in an oven baking dish then over with tomato sauce
- Bake 6for 45-55 minutes at 400
- (I cover them with pierced tin foil for 40min or so then uncover and bake an additional 10 min to brown).
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 182g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 139 | |
| Calories from Fat 58 | 42% |
| Total Fat 6.5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat 1.77g | 7% |
| Trans Fat 0.2g | |
| Cholesterol 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium 75mg | 3% |
| Potassium 366mg | 10% |
| Total Carbs 5.95g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.9g | 6% |
| Sugars 2.89g | 2% |
| Protein 14.22g | 23% |
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