Name: Low Carb Turkey-Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Nonfat cooking spray -; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Ground turkey - 1 pound; Diced onion - ½ cup; Diced fresh jalapeno pepper, or to taste - 3 tablespoons; Garlic, chopped - 2 cloves; Frozen cauliflower rice (such as Green Giant®) - 2 cups; Diced tomatoes, undrained - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Tomato sauce - 1 (8 ounce) can; Water - ½ cup; Sambal oelek chili paste - 2 teaspoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Bell peppers, any color - cut in half lengthwise, cored, and seeded - 2 large; Colby-Jack cheese - 4 (1 inch) cubes; Aluminum foil - 4 (1 inch) cubes; Shredded Colby-Jack cheese - ⅓ cup; Reduced-fat sour cream - 4 teaspoons; Pickled jalapeno peppers (Optional) - 8 slices

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Low Carb Turkey-Stuffed Peppers

1. Nonfat cooking spray -

2. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

3. Ground turkey - 1 pound

4. Diced onion - ½ cup

5. Diced fresh jalapeno pepper, or to taste - 3 tablespoons

6. Garlic, chopped - 2 cloves

7. Frozen cauliflower rice (such as Green Giant®) - 2 cups

8. Diced tomatoes, undrained - 1 (14.5 ounce) can

9. Tomato sauce - 1 (8 ounce) can

10. Water - ½ cup

11. Sambal oelek chili paste - 2 teaspoons

12. Salt - ½ teaspoon

13. Freshly ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

14. Bell peppers, any color - cut in half lengthwise, cored, and seeded - 2 large

15. Colby-Jack cheese - 4 (1 inch) cubes

16. Aluminum foil - 4 (1 inch) cubes

17. Shredded Colby-Jack cheese - ⅓ cup

18. Reduced-fat sour cream - 4 teaspoons

19. Pickled jalapeno peppers (Optional) - 8 slices

How to cook deliciously - Low Carb Turkey-Stuffed Peppers

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in ground turkey, onion, jalapeno, and garlic. Cook and stir until turkey browns and vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain grease from the skillet. Add frozen riced cauliflower, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, chili paste, salt, and pepper; stir until well incorporated. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

3. Stage

Place bell pepper halves in the prepared baking dish. Place 1 Colby-Jack cheese cube in each pepper half, and fill with turkey mixture. Spoon remaining turkey mixture into the dish around the peppers.

4. Stage

Cover dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle each pepper with shredded Colby-Jack cheese. Bake, uncovered, until peppers are soft and cheese has melted, about 10 minutes more.

5. Stage

To serve, spoon a little turkey mixture onto a plate, and place a bell pepper half on top of it. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon sour cream and 2 jalapeno slices.