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Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Nancy Johnson Horn, The Mama Maven Blog
Yum! Who likes stuffed peppers? We make it with lean turkey meat and pre-cooked whole grain brown rice to make it a little healthier!
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Prep Time
20
minutes
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Cook Time
20
minutes
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Total Time
40
minutes
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Course
Entree
Cuisine
Italian
Servings
6
Ingredients
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1
onion
2
cloves
garlic
1
pound
lean turkey meat
2
cups
pre-cooked brown rice
2
jars marinara sauce
6
green bell peppers
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Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Make rice (or use leftovers or pre-packaged cooked rice)
In a separate bowl, add sauce to raw turkey meat
Saute onions and garlic
Add meat with sauce mixture to onion and garlic.
When meat is slightly brown, stir in rice.
While mixture is cooking, core bell peppers.
Stand up bell peppers in tight baking pan with 1/2 an inch of water on the bottom.
Stuff the peppers with the turkey-rice mixture.
Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Save the rest of the mixture that wasn't used in the peppers and keep cooking it for an extra 1o minutes.
After peppers are cooked, serve with the extra turkey-rice mixture around the pepper.
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