Stuffed Bell Peppers

I had some ground meat that I needed to cook but I wanted something healthy at the same time and not just a hamburger. I stumbled upon these Stuffed Bell Peppers on Skinnytaste.com.  Once I saw these I knew this was the recipe I wanted to make. The ingredients are also stuff that pretty much everyone already has so it is healthy and inexpensive. How much better can it get? Well just wait…

What You Need:

one pound of lean chopped turkey meat

1 clove of garlic (minced)

¼ onion (minced)

1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

1 tbsp garlic cumin powder

1 tbsp garlic powder

salt to taste

3 large red bell peppers

1 cup fat free chicken broth

¼ cup tomato sauce

1 ½ cups cooked rice (white or brown)

olive oil cooking spray

¼ cup reduced fat shredded cheese (your pick on type)

tin foil for covering

What I Added:

1 can of black beans

1 small can of corn

 

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Spray a little olive oil cooking spray into a medium to large size sauté pan, heat over a med. flame

Add your garlic, onion, and cilantro to pan

Let it sauté for about 2 minutes

Add the meat and season with the garlic powder, cumin powder, and salt (to taste of course)

Brown the meat for a few minutes just until the meat is cooked completely

Make sure to be cooking your rice in a separate pot because it usually takes about ten minutes for that

Add ¼ cup of tomato sauce and ½ cup of chicken broth to meat

Now let it simmer for about 5 minutes

Heat up corn and black beans in a small pot

Combine the meat (I drained off most of the excess oil), corn and black beans, and rice together

Cut the bell peppers in half length wise (wash and remove seeds)

Place in a baking dish and fill with the meat and rice mixture

 

Pour the rest of the chicken broth into the bottom of the baking dish (1/2 cup)

Cover with foil and bake in oven for 35 minutes

Remove and cover with cheese to melt

Enjoy!!

 

This recipe is not only healthy and inexpensive but it is FILLING. We each were only able to eat one. Now, I know some of you may not be a fan of bell peppers but even if you are not you should give it a try. Jay (my boyfriend) really does not even like bell peppers and he really liked this recipe because the chicken broth in the baking dish makes the bell peppers very soft. It was very delicious and it tasted like a Mexican dish so if you are craving Mexican try this!  Hope you Enjoy!!

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie