A good'ole traditional stuffed pepper here!
Well.....maybe not so traditional, but healthier! There are so many variations of a stuffed pepper out there and you can really add whatever you like. This one was inspired by my Healthier Taco Salad recipe. Using ground turkey and some delicious ingredients this baked goodness is hearty and satisfying.
Although you only see 6 halves here, I could have easily filled another 2 halves with the filling. I needed the extra filling for a Meal-To-Go recipe I'll be sharing tomorrow.
One half is enough for lunch at only 181 calories or eat 2 for dinner with a nice side salad.
Top with some fresh chopped scallions and cilantro and enjoy! Wonderful left over to eat the next day too. 🙂
Healthy Turkey Stuffed Pepper
Ingredients
- 4 medium bell peppers halved
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 8 ounces ground turkey
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup black beans
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 cup brown rice cooked
- ½ cup shredded cheese lite Mexican blend
- Optional: chopped scallions fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Spray a 9 by 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place sliced peppers, cut side down into the dish.
- Add ½ cup of water to bottom of dish, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
- (You can skip this step and just bake peppers for longer in the oven until tender.) Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Heat oil in a skillet and cook onion until translucent.
- Add turkey and seasonings.
- Once meat is browned, add black beans, salsa and brown rice.
- Spoon evenly into each pepper half.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes, uncover and add shredded cheese on top of each stuffed pepper.
- Bake for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Top with chopped scallions and cilantro if desired.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Jenny
I made these last night but doubled the turkey, did a whole can of black beans and took the rice out. It was amazing. I had gastric bypass surgery so carbs are not my friend and I just want to say, I am very pleased with the way it turned out. Thank you ❤️
Pam
Making these today. Recipe calls for a clove of garlic. Assuming it should be minced? Do you sauté it with the onions or just add in with the seasonings?
Brenda
minced and sauce with onion
Bob
How come no recipes discern whether the cholesterol is good or bad just lumps them together I recently had cancer and have changed to a Mediterranean diet and was told my cholesterol was elevated just not enough good and to much bad it would be nice to know if recipes have more good then bad cholesterol
Sue L
I made these tonight, and they are delicious! I'll definitely make them again. Thank you for sharing.
Dena Fisher
Very flavorful! Simple to make! I pinned this healthy and delicious winner!
Tiffany Greer
I'm loving your cookbook! I made the Taco Stuffed Peppers last night and ate one just now for lunch and OMG!!! Phenomenal! I can't wait to feed my kids this for supper tonight! I also made everything on your Phase 1 Day 1 meals and it's great! I'm glad I came across your site and bought your cookbook! I'm a true fan!
Brenda
Thank you so much Tiffany!!! Would you mind to copy your comment as an Amazon review for me? I'd very much appreciate it!
Nikki H
Made these last night and OMW they were awesome! Had again for lunch today and they heated up so well! I tweaked it only by putting meat in raw and cooking longer. I also did not use the cheese. My husbands comment after reheating for lunch today is this is my favorite food you make! Thanks so much for sharing healthy ideas and recipes!
Mary
Do you get tired of glowing reviews? I hope not, cause here's another. This was a wonderful taste surprise; even my husband loved it! I jazzed them up spice-wise with hot enchilada sauce (from the quinoa enchilada bake recipe) and green chiles. Yum, yum. What happens to those peppers is phenomenal!
Brenda
LOL Mary!! You had me scared for a minute! That sounds delish with the enchilada sauce, great idea!! Thank you!
Amber
I found this recipe on pinterest and made it tonight. It is delicious and very inexpensive. I'm always amazed when I find a new recipe that is so simple yet so tasty. This instantly earned "regular dinner status" in our house! Thank you so much for sharing!
Brenda
I'm so glad you liked it!
Samantha
I made these last night for dinner and oh my gosh!! Sooo good!!! Defiantly going to make this a regular!
Brenda
Glad it was a winner! We LOVE it too!
Sara
I made this last nite so I could munch on it all week. And its amazing!!! I substituted quinoa for the brown rice. I could eat this every day for forever!
Brenda
So happy you liked it! I love them too!
Amanda
I made this last night and my husband LOVED IT!!!! He was shocked when I told him it was turkey burger and he said this was the best recipe I have ever used to make stuffed Peppers! I'm throwing the other ones away because this is the only one I need! Thank you!!!
Brenda
THAT is fantastic! I love when the hubby is shocked!
Kristie Laas
I made this recipe last night for dinner and let me tell you...I loved it and was really suprised and shocked that my kids also liked it and my son even went for seconds.. I will definately make this again.
Brenda
That's awesome! So love it when the kids surprisingly eat what we wouldn't expect!