Stuffed Peppers

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 45 min

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground turkey

• 1½ cups partially cooked rice

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• ½ cup onion, minced

• ¼ cup parsley, chopped

• 1 large egg

• 1 cup + 3 tablespoons crushed tomatoes, divided

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt

• 1 cup water

• 4 large bell peppers (cut off tops, get rid of seeds, and middle core)

• ½ cup shredded cheese of your liking, divided

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine ground turkey, rice, garlic, onion, parsley, egg, 3 tablespoons crushed tomato and 1¼ teaspoons salt and mix.

2. Combine remaining crushed tomato, water and remaining salt in a saucepan (large enough for the peppers)

3. Fill each pepper with 1 cup of mixture and place stuffed peppers into sauce. Spoon some sauce over each bell pepper.

4. Cover and cook the peppers on medium-low heat for 35-45 minutes, until tender. Spoon more sauce over each and add a few tablespoon's of shredded cheese to the top of each pepper, cover, and cook until melted, for a few minutes.