Stuffed bell peppers with ground turkey
Turkey stuffed peppers filled with ground turkey and cauliflower rice, seasoned with cumin and spices and topped with cheese are easy to make and they are a family favorite
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey breast
- 1 package riced cauliflower
- 1-¼ cup Chicken Broth separated
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ¼ cup Fresh cilantro leaves chopped
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 Ground Cloves minced
- ½ onion diced
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2-3 bell pepperz halved and seeded
- 1 cup Mexican cheese shredded
- 1 cup sweet corn
Instructions
- In a large pan heat olive oil over medium heat. Saute onions with garlic until browned.
- Add ground turkey, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the onions. Cook until the turkey is fully cooked.
- Once the turkey is cooked, add cauliflower rice (uncooked), tomato sauce, 1 cup of chicken broth, and chopped cilantro. Combine everything together in the pan and then cover. Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F while the turkey is simmering. Wash, slice the bell peppers in half. Remove the seeds.
- Place the bell peppers in a baking dish. Fill each half with as much turkey-cauliflower filling as you can. Pour remaining ¼ cup of chicken broth into the baking dish and cover with foil (tightly).
- Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Then remove the foil, add shredded cheese to the top of each pepper. Bake another 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Skinny Taste.