Description
Looking for a tasty twist on tacos? Try Taco Stuffed Peppers for a delicious and healthier meal option. Discover the recipe now!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 lb ground turkey (or ground beef)
- 4 large bell peppers (halved, red orange or yellow)
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 cup black beans
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 cup cooked white rice (or brown rice)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a greased 9×13 oven-safe baking dish.
- Step 2: In a sauté pan on the stove, heat olive oil on medium high heat for 3 minutes.
- Step 3: Cook onions, garlic, and ground turkey in olive oil for 10 minutes or until the turkey is browned.
- Step 4: While the turkey mixture is cooking – prepare the peppers. Slice halfway from top to bottom. Remove seeds and any white inner pieces. Place pepper halves in prepared baking dish.
- Step 5: When the ground turkey is cooked, remove from the heat. Stir in tomato sauce, spices, black beans, corn and cooked rice until combined.
- Step 6: Stuff the peppers with turkey filling (about ¾ cup filling per pepper) Try to pack the filling into the peppers using a spoon or your hands. Top with a sprinkle of cheddar cheese.
- Step 7: Bake the peppers uncovered in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese on top is melted and bubbling. The peppers should be able to be pierced easily with a fork.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg