TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS

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There was a sale at the grocery store for ground turkey. Seems like there is one every week! This is a really simple recipe, even to make ahead a reheat later. Really tastey and good for you!

Provided by keelyshaw

Categories     Poultry

Time 30m

Yield 4 Stuffed Peppers, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 lb lean ground turkey
4 green peppers
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup red onion
4 button mushrooms (sliced)
2 ounces frozen spinach (thawd)
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tablespoon sage
1 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon season salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup 2% cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • Remove the tops from the peppers, seed and remove membrane.
  • Steam in a microwave save container. Do this by putting one Tbs. water in the bottom of the container, and cover with plastic wrap. Cook until tender, approximately 3 minutes on high.
  • Brown the turkey in 1/2 the olive oil until almost cooked through.
  • Saute the onion, mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil on medium high heat.
  • Add the thawd spinach and seasonings after the onions and turkey are browned and nicely caramelized. Cook the complete mixture until heated through.
  • Divid the mixture among the 4 peppers. This is depend upon how big your green peppers are.
  • Top with 1/4 cheese and broil in the oven until the cheese is browned. About 2 minutes, but be careful not to burn!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 299, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 96.5, Sodium 325.3, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 4.2, Protein 30.1

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