Stuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey

Name: Stuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 medium bell peppers (any color); 2 cups finely chopped onion (divided); 5 medium finely chopped garlic (divided); 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley; 1 1/2 tbs chopped dill (I use dried); 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes (divided); 3/4 cup uncooked brown rice (minute rice); 1.2 lbs ground turkey (Aldi); 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 tbs olive oil

Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

Stuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey

Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

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Ingredients

6 servings

6medium bell peppers (any color)
2 cupsfinely chopped onion (divided)
5medium finely chopped garlic (divided)
1/3 cupfinely chopped parsley
1 1/2 tbschopped dill (I use dried)
28 ozcanned crushed tomatoes (divided)
3/4 cupuncooked brown rice (minute rice)
1.2 lbsground turkey (Aldi)
1 1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspblack pepper
1 tbsolive oil

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Steps

1

Preheat oven 375 degrees. Coat 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
2

Filling in a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of onion, 2 cloves garlic, 3/4 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, 1/2 cup tomato, 1/3 cup parsley, 1 1/2 tsp dill, rice, and turkey.
3

In a medium nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add in remaining onion and cook for 3 minutes or until translucent. Add remaining garlic. Cook for another 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients, tomatoes, salt, pepper. Bring to boil. reduce heat low for 5 minutes at medium-low.
4

Place 1/2 cup of cooked tomato sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Loosely stuff peppers. Add tops back on top of the peppers, Add remaining tomato sauce over peppers in baking dish.
5

Cover dish tightly with foil, bake until peppers are tender and rice is fully cooked. This should take about 90 minutes.
6

Add parmesan cheese and or hot pepper flakes for more flavor.