Indulge in a culinary journey with our enticing Stuffed Red Peppers, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. These vibrant bell peppers are meticulously stuffed with a delectable medley of quinoa, mushrooms, and succulent ground turkey, creating a harmonious balance of flavors and nutrients. Accompanying this main course are two equally captivating recipes: a refreshing Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables, bursting with vibrant colors and a delightful crunch, and a luscious Roasted Tomato Salsa, a zesty and tangy condiment that adds a vibrant touch to any dish. Embark on this culinary adventure and savor the symphony of flavors that await you.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
HEALTHY TURKEY AND QUINOA MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS
Healthy Mexican Quinoa and Turkey Stuffed Peppers. A quick, easy and healthy weeknight meal!
Provided by Kelley Simmons
Categories Main Course
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Meanwhile, add oil to a large skillet. Add in ground turkey and saute until fully cooked and no longer pink, 4-5 minutes.
- Add in onion and cook for 2-3 minutes. Toss in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, corn, beans, cumin, chili powder, paprika, pepper and salt. Bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Take off the heat and stir in cooked quinoa, lime juice and cilantro.
- Stuff peppers with the filling and place in a 9 x 13 pan. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 20-25 or until the peppers are tender and the filling is hot.Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.15 kcal, Carbohydrate 14.43 g, Protein 12.26 g, Fat 4.06 g, SaturatedFat 0.67 g, Cholesterol 21.39 mg, Sodium 143.84 mg, Fiber 3.3 g, Sugar 4.63 g, ServingSize 1 serving
TURKEY QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
Turkey Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers: perfect for a delicious and healthy, high protein meal!
Provided by By Love & Food ForEva
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil. Sauté onions and garlic, stirring occasionally until fragrant (a couple minutes). Add ground turkey, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Break up the turkey using a wooden spoon/spatula, allowing it to brown (4-5 minutes). Once turkey is almost completely browned, add uncooked quinoa, tomato sauce, 1 cup of chicken broth, and chopped cilantro. Stir well to combine then cover. Let simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. While the mixture simmers, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and slice the bell peppers in half. Remove the seeds and white membranes inside. Put bell peppers halves into an oven proof dish. Fill each half with as much turkey-quinoa filling as you can. Pour remaining ¼ cup of chicken broth into the baking dish and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle each bell pepper with shredded cheese and bake another 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
TURKEY-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
These well-seasoned ground-turkey-stuffed peppers are so tasty, you won't even miss having real cheddar cheese. Round out the meal with a salad or a side of rice. -Judy Hand-Truitt, Birmingham, Alabama
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Place in a 15x10x1-in. pan coated with cooking spray., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook and crumble turkey with onion, garlic and seasonings over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes. Cool slightly. Stir in tomatoes, cheese and bread crumbs., Fill with turkey mixture. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, until filling is heated through and peppers are tender, 20-25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323 calories, Fat 10g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 45mg cholesterol, Sodium 771mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 40g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
STUFFED PEPPERS WITH QUINOA
Quinoa adds crunch, corn lends sweetness and color, and red pepper flakes ratchet up the heat in these tender stuffed peppers. Whole wheat rolls or breadsticks and a pitcher of iced tea make for a standout supper. -Joyce Moynihan, Lakeville, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Drain tomatoes reserving juice; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed., Meanwhile, cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds. In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; invert onto paper towels., In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, parsley, paprika, salt, pepper flakes and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in one can tomato sauce, corn, quinoa and tomatoes; heat through., Spoon into pepper halves. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine the reserved tomato juice and remaining tomato sauce; pour over peppers., Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 386 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 52mg cholesterol, Sodium 622mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 9g fiber), Protein 26g protein.
STUFFED PEPPERS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a saute pan over medium-high heat add the oil. Once heated add the celery, bell peppers and onion and saute for about 8 minutes. Add sausage and garlic and brown. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Take off heat and stir in parsley, hot sauce and bread crumbs. Let cool.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Stuff peppers with vegetable and cheese mixture and bake for 15 minutes or grill until char develops.
STUFFED PEPPERS
Robert Irvine's Stuffed Peppers from Food Network are loaded with hearty ingredients like mushrooms, wild rice and a melange of fresh veggies.
Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wrap the peppers in aluminum foil, and bake in the oven until tender, but not falling apart, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add the grapeseed oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions, mushrooms and garlic and saute until the mushrooms are golden brown. Add in the zucchini, yellow squash, wild rice, tomatoes, red and green peppers and continue to cook until the vegetables are tender. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste, and stir in the tomato paste. Remove from the heat and fold in the fresh arugula or spinach and the fresh herbs. Spoon the vegetable mixture into the cooled peppers. Transfer the peppers to a heat-proof serving dish and top with a little Parmesan. Bake until the peppers are heated through, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve.
MUSHROOM-TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS
This recipe is sponsored by Mushroom Council. Mushrooms are perfect in a stuffed pepper: They add umami, like meat, and they also enhance the flavor of the dish. It's a win-win!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Cut off the tops of the peppers; pull out the seeds. Drizzle the insides with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil and season with salt. Arrange cut-side down in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until softened but not collapsed, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until browned, about 15 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl. Add 1 more tablespoon olive oil to the skillet. Add the turkey and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, about 6 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Remove to the bowl with the mushrooms and wipe out the skillet.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery and shallot; cook until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cook 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Add the parsley and cook until the sauce has thickened, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Add the rice and mushroom-turkey mixture to the skillet and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff the filling into the peppers, being sure to pack it in. Stand the stuffed peppers upright in the baking dish. Cover with foil, return to the oven and bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.
- Stir together the panko, Parmesan and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small bowl. Uncover the peppers and sprinkle evenly with the panko mixture. Return to the oven and bake until starting to brown, about 10 more minutes.
STUFFED PEPPERS WITH TURKEY AND VEGETABLES
This is a great alternative to the beef and rice stuffed peppers.
Provided by LSMITHNY21
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Wrap the green bell peppers in aluminum foil, and place in a baking dish. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from heat.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the turkey until evenly brown. Set aside. Heat oil in the skillet, and cook onion, mushrooms, zucchini, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and spinach until tender. Return turkey to the skillet. Mix in the tomatoes and tomato paste, and season with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stuff the green peppers with the skillet mixture.
- Return peppers to the oven, and continue cooking 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 83.6 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 25.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 471.9 mg, Sugar 5.6 g
HEALTHY QUINOA AND GROUND TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS
Make and share this Healthy Quinoa and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by likethebird
Categories Poultry
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 stuffed peppers, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine quinoa and chicken stock in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 15-17 minutes until all of the liquid is absorbed.
- Meanwhile, cut the tops off of the bell peppers, remove the seeds and set aside in a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Chop the tops of the peppers (will add to the meat mixture later).
- Heat the olive oil over medium high heat in a large sauce pan and saute the garlic.
- Add chopped onions and peppers. Saute 2-3 minutes.
- Add the ground turkey, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to the pan. Cook until the meat is browned.
- Add the tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir to combine. Cook until most of the liquid is absorbed (5 minutes).
- Add the cooked quinoa to the meat mixture. Stir thoroughly.
- Fill each pepper with the mixture. Cook in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- After 25 minutes, top each pepper with italian cheese. Cook five more minutes (cheese will melt and begin to brown).
- Serve immediately :) Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.7, Fat 11.2, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 54.6, Sodium 505.3, Carbohydrate 38.2, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 10.9, Protein 24
QUINOA AND MUSHROOM STUFFED PEPPERS
Make and share this Quinoa and Mushroom Stuffed Peppers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by m.lowenberg
Categories Vegetable
Time 55m
Yield 1 pepper, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Cut peppers either in half or a hole in the top. Remove all seeds.
- 3. Bake peppers while preparing mix.
- 4. Heat olive oil. Saute onions, garlic, mushrooms until tender.
- 5. Mix in quinoa, water, salt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until water is dissolved and quinoa is tender.
- 6. Spoon mixture into peppers and bake another 15-20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.9, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 3504.1, Carbohydrate 31.9, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 8.1, Protein 8.4
Tips:
- Choose the right peppers. Look for firm, brightly colored peppers with smooth skin. Avoid peppers with bruises or blemishes.
- Prep the peppers properly. Cut the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and ribs. Rinse the peppers well and pat them dry.
- Cook the quinoa perfectly. Rinse the quinoa well before cooking. Use a 2:1 ratio of water to quinoa and cook according to the package directions.
- Sauté the vegetables until they are tender. This will help to develop their flavor and make them more palatable.
- Use a variety of herbs and spices. This will help to give the stuffing a complex and flavorful taste.
- Don't overstuff the peppers. The stuffing should be packed tightly, but not so tightly that the peppers burst.
- Bake the peppers until they are tender. This will take about 30 minutes, depending on the size of the peppers.
- Serve the peppers immediately. They can be served with a variety of sides, such as rice, quinoa, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Stuffed red peppers are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner. They are also a great way to use up leftover vegetables and meat. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make this dish at home. So next time you're looking for a healthy and flavorful meal, give stuffed red peppers a try!
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