Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Our Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers get a healthy twist with the use of ground turkey instead of traditional beef filling. Enjoy this hearty dish as the temperature cools down this fall. If you’d like to make a larger batch, these freeze well for a quick and easy meal later on.
Ingredients
– 2 tbsps bread crumbs, whole wheat
– 3/4 tsp olive oil
– 3/4 tsp vinegar, balsamic
– 1 oz Italian sausage
– 1 3/4 oz diced tomatoes, canned, no salt added
– 1 tbsp parsley, fresh
– 1 medium bell pepper, red, raw
– 3 oz turkey, ground, 99% lean, raw
– 1/4 medium onion, raw
– 4 1/2 oz tomato sauce, canned, meatless, no salt added
– 1/2 cube beef broth or bouillon, reduced sodium
– 1 red pepper, crushed
– 1 clove garlic, raw
– 1/2 oz parmesan cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- Chop onion. In a large skillet, sauté onion in olive oil over medium heat until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Set ½ sautéed onion aside in a large bowl.
- Stir tomato sauce, beef broth, balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes into the skillet; cook for about 1 minute until heated through.
- Pour tomato sauce mixture into a large baking dish and set aside.
- Combine breadcrumbs, ground turkey, sausage, diced tomatoes, chopped parsley, minced garlic, and cayenne pepper into the large mixing bowl with the sautéed onions; mix to combine well.
- Stir in ½ parmesan cheese. Set meat mixture aside.
- Slice the peppers in half and discard the membranes. Stuff each half of the peppers with the meat mixture and place inside the baking dish with the tomato sauce. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove aluminum foil and bake another 20-25 minutes until the meat is cooked through and the cheese is bubbly.
- Enjoy peppers topped with tomato sauce.
Tips: 4 1/2oz tomato sauce= 1/2 cup; 1 3/4oz diced tomatoes= 1/4 cup; 1/2oz parmesan= 2 Tbsp; 1oz Italian sausage= size of 1/3 of a deck of cards; 3oz ground turkey= size of a deck of cards
Serves 1
Per serving: 383 calories, 13 g total fat, 841 mg sodium, 31.6 g carbohydrates, 6.2 g fiber, 36 g protein
Curves Complete: Enjoy 1 serving for lunch or dinner on Phase 1 or 2.
Recipes like our Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers are a great alternative to carbohydrate-heavy foods. Check out the Curves Nourish Blog for more great ‘stuffed’ recipes that are low on carbs but big on flavor, like Eggplant Stuffed with Lamb and Shrimp Stuffed Avocado!
