
How To Make Stuffed Peppers Italian
You can't go wrong with this loaded stuffed peppers Italian recipe for a hearty dish. They're filled with turkey, brown rice, and cheese.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 bell peppers
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 lb ground turkey, or ground chicken
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt and pepper
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 14½ oz tomatoes, (1 can) diced
- 1 cup brown rice, cooked
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated, divided
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 tbsp fresh basil, or parsley, chopped
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F
- Prepare the bell peppers by slicing them in halves, then remove the seeds and the membrane. Brush them with a little bit of olive oil inside out, and roast them in the oven until they're just undercooked.
- In a non-stick pan, saute the diced onion until soft and translucent. Then add the ground turkey, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
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Brown the ground turkey while breaking it down with a wooden spoon, add the tomatoes and cook everything together.
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Add in cooked rice, ½ cup of grated mozzarella, and parmesan and mix on medium heat until everything is melted. Season with salt and pepper.
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Take the bell peppers out of the oven. They should be roasted but just undercooked.
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Spoon the stuffing into each bell pepper half, then top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
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Put back in the oven for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 5g
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- Calcium: 183mg
- Calories: 353kcal
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Cholesterol: 59mg
- Fat: 13g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 651mg
- Protein: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Sodium: 618mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 2641IU
- Vitamin C: 87mg
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