Healthy Unstuffed Bell Peppers (Tex-Mex Style)

"Take your favorite Stuffed Peppers recipe, take out fat, replace with spice and flavor. This is easy and delicious and it's good for 'ya!"
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400* Farenheit.
  • Combine rice and water in a medium pot, set on high, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer (set your timer for 15 minutes).
  • Cut peppers into quarters and remove seeds. Place on a microwave safe plate and cook on high in microwave about 3 minutes (depending on your microwave) till just tender. set aside.
  • Place ground turkey in hot high sided frying pan and begin to brown, breaking up to smaller pieces while cooking.
  • Once the turkey is cooked through, add onions, peppers and spices. Continue to cook om medium-high till onions are tender, add the stewed tomatoes, breaking up large pieces with your hands.Stir to combine with the turkey/onion/spice mixture, reduce heat.
  • Stir in cooked brown rice.
  • Place the green peppers on the bottom of a casserole (or lasagna pan).
  • pour meat mixture over top, even out with a spoon and top with shredded cheese.
  • Place in oven and bake till cheese is just melted (about 5 minutes)
  • (very good served with salsa and/or reduced fat sour cream on the side).

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