Stuffed Green Peppers

Stuffed Green Peppers

Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 4 large green bell peppers or color of your choice (washed)
• 1 lb. 85% lean ground turkey
• 1 cup rice (uncooked)
• ½ cup onion (peeled and chopped)
• 1 ½ cups unsalted tomato sauce
• Black pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Cut around the stem of the green bell peppers. Remove the seeds and the inner part of the peppers.
2. Wash and then cook the peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain well.
3. In a saucepan, brown the turkey. Add the rice, onion, ½ cup tomato sauce, and black pepper.
4. Stuff each pepper with one quarter of the mixture and place in a casserole dish.
5. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the green peppers.
6. Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 350 F.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Total calories: 452

Total fat: 15 g

Saturated Fat: 4 g

Cholesterol: 84 mg

Sodium: 99 mg

Carbohydrate: 53 g

Dietary fiber: 5 g

Total sugars: 9 g

Added sugars included: 6 g

Protein: 25 g

Try out this recipe and let us know what you think!

Source: MyPlate