Stuffed Red Bell Peppers

Name: Stuffed Red Bell Peppers
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 large sweet red bell peppers; 2 Tbsp water; 1 lb ground turkey; 1 onion, chopped; 1 1/2 Cup cooked rice, I prefer basmati; 2 Tbsp dried parsley flakes; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp cayenne; 1/4 tsp allspice; 2 8 oz cans of tomato sauce or diced tomatoes; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 4 tsp of balsamic vinegar (or apple cider as substitute); 1 tbsp dried basil; 8 Tbsp grated Parmesan, divided

4 steps

Prep:25minCook:35min

I have long wanted to cook this dish, but was put off by it for some reason. I found this recipe in the magazine "Taste of Home Mediterranean Made Easy" TOH Pink Edition, pg 33 But I made a few substitutions due to dietary limitations/allergies, such as replacing the beef with turkey (no red meat), and the balsamic vinegar with apple cider vinegar (no sulfiting agents.) I also used diced tomatoes, because I didn't have tomato sauce, and it still came out amazing. I doubled the recipe (reflected below) for the four people for whom I was making dinner.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:31:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories436.5 kcal (22%)

Total Fat16.6 g (24%)

Carbs35.1 g (13%)

Sugars11.7 g (13%)

Protein39.1 g (78%)

Sodium2117.8 mg (106%)

Fiber6.1 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4sweet red bell peppers

large

2 Tbspwater

1 lbground turkey

1onion

chopped

1.5 Cuprice

cooked, I prefer basmati

2 Tbspdried parsley flakes

1 ½ tspsalt

¼ tspcayenne

¼ tspallspice

2 x 8 oztomato sauce

cans, or diced tomatoes

½ cupchicken broth

4 tspbalsamic vinegar

or apple cider as substitute

1 Tbspdried basil

8 TbspParmesan

grated, divided

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Cut the tops off peppers; remove seeds. Place peppers and water in microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave until crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes; set aside.

Step 2

In a skillet, cook ground turkey and oven over medium heat until brown, breaking into crumbles; drain. Remove from heat; stir in the rice, parsley, salt, cayenne and allspice.

Step 3

In a small saucepan, bring tomato sauce and broth to a boil. Stir in the vinegar, basil and 7 Tbsp of Parmesan cheese; stir about 1/2 of the sauce mixture into the rice mixture. Spoon into peppers. Place in a greased shallow 1-qt baking dish.

Step 4

Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, until the peppers are tender, 5-10 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce.