Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

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Stuffed peppers are filling, healthy, and easy to make. This recipe uses quinoa and ground turkey instead of rice and beef to make it even healthier. For the peppers, I like to use orange, red, yellow, and green but you can use any variety of bell pepper. Don’t get small peppers or it won’t hold enough filling.

If you have extra filling, you can use to top a salad for an easy lunch. So what are you waiting for? Preheat the oven and start preparing your peppers! Enjoy!

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Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Servings: 4

Author: Austin Havens

These quinoa stuffed peppers have ground turkey for the perfect go-to healthy dinner.

Ingredients

• 4 medium/large bell peppers
• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 medium yellow onion (chopped)
• 3-4 garlic cloves (chopped)
• salt and pepper
• garlic powder
• smoked paprika
• dried oregano
• dried parsley
• 3 tbsp. avocado (or olive) oil

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. in a small pot, cook 1 cup of quinoa according to the package instructions.
3. in a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
4. sauté onion until translucent then add garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes. add turkey and use seasonings to taste. continue to cook until ground turkey is brown and crumbly.
5. combine quinoa and tomato sauce with the turkey and simmer on low.
6. wash and cut peppers in half (length wise, keeping the steam) and clean out seeds and veins.
7. fill the peppers to the top and place them on a baking sheet.
8. cook on middle rack for 25 minutes. the peppers will be soft to touch.
9. remove from oven and top peppers with cheese.
10. return to oven and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

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