Stuffed Bell Peppers With Ground Turkey and Wild Rice

Category: Main Dishes | Blog URL: http://beachbakeaholic.blogspot.com/2010/02/stuffed-bell-peppers-with-ground-turkey.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Summer Merrill

Ingredients

1 Box brown and wild rice mix, cooked

6 Large bell peppers

Tomato sauce - enough to cover the bottom of a casserole dish

2 tablespoons Olive oil

1 1/2 cups Chopped onion

1/2 Bell pepper, diced

1 Package 93% lean ground turkey

3 Garlic cloves

7 Mushrooms, finely diced

Pinch crushed red pepper

1 teaspoon Oregano

1 teaspoon Basil

1 Can diced tomatoes

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/2 cup Parmesan

Shredded mozzarella for topping

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Blanch for 2 minutes. Pat dry and place in a casserole dish - the bottom of the dish should be covered with a thin layer of tomato sauce.

In a pan, add olive oil and saute the onions and bell pepper until soft (7-9 minutes). Add minced garlic and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Add the ground turkey and spices and cook until the turkey is no longer pink, breaking up the turkey as it cooks.

In a large bowl, combine the cooked ground turkey, cooked wild rice, diced tomatoes and Parmesan. Add salt and pepper to taste. Scoop mixture into each bell pepper half. Top with a scoop of tomato sauce and grated mozzarella cheese.

Bake, covered, for 30 minutes.

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Permalink The Souper
October 4, 2010

Stuffed peppers are yummy. I usually use lean ground beef with lots of spices, but your recipe sounds delicious.

The Souper

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I love these stuffed pepper! It's a great and tasty way to use a package of lean ground turkey. Anything stuffed into a bell pepper is just good. My favorite bell peppers are the orange ones. I like the subtle sweet flavor they have once they're baked. If you want to make this recipe super healthy, just leave out the cheese. Either way, this a great meal for any night of the week.