TURKEY AND COUSCOUS-STUFFED PEPPERS WITH FETA

Turkey and Couscous-Stuffed Peppers with Feta image

Ground turkey, couscous, and tomatoes are stuffed in peppers and topped with feta and a tomato sauce.

Provided by canton21224

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Ground Turkey Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground turkey
3 tomatoes, chopped
½ yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (5.9 ounce) package roasted garlic and olive oil couscous with flavor packet
1 tablespoon ground cumin, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce
5 tablespoons ketchup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
1 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste
2 green bell peppers - tops, seeds, and membranes removed
2 red bell peppers - tops, seeds, and membranes removed
2 yellow bell peppers - tops, seeds, and membranes removed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (6 ounce) container crumbled feta cheese, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add turkey; saute until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Add couscous flavor packet and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Add couscous; stir and cover. Reduce heat and simmer until couscous is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
Mix tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce together in a bowl. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add green bell peppers, red bell peppers, and yellow bell peppers. Cook uncovered until slightly tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain; shake to dry. Sprinkle salt and pepper inside peppers.
Place a small amount of feta cheese in the bottom of each bell pepper. Fill each pepper halfway with the turkey-couscous mixture; add more feta and fill to the top with more couscous. Cover top with more feta; spoon sauce on top. Place peppers in an oven-proof baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are browned, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 381 calories, Carbohydrate 34.2 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 25.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 1050.1 mg, Sugar 10.7 g