Stuffed Green peppers

1 pound ground turkey
1 small onion
1 15 oz tomato sauce
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup cooked rice (I have typically used white since that is what we like.
8 oz mozzarella cheese
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp oregano
1 Tablespoon olive oil
3 Tablespoons parsley flakes
3 Tablespoons italian seasoning
1 tsp minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste (I use about 2 tsp pepper)

I serve a salad loaded with veggies with vinegar and oil or lite italian dressing for a side.

Wash rice then Cook 1/2 cup rice to 1 cup water and bring to boil. Cover and cook for 15 min on low. Brown turkey in skillet with finely chopped onion. Season turkey with pepper, a little salt and a few shakes of italian seasoning. Drain if needed. Add tomato sauce and all spices including olive oil and garlic. While cooking turkey, bring large pot of water to a boil. Wash green peppers and slice off the entire top and empty content of pepper and toss. I freeze the good portion of the tops to use later in other dishes. Immerse the entire peppers into the boiling water and cook for 4-5 min. Spray casserole dish with nonstick spray. Use tongs to take peppers out and place them in the dish. Add 4 oz of the cheese to the meat mixture and the cooked rice and stir. Stuff each green pepper until completely full. Add any remaining meat sauce to the casserole dish. Add the rest of the cheese to the tops of the green peppers. (if you like cheese and want more just add in the additional calories and top with more mozzarella or cheddar ) Bake at 375 degrees for 20 min until the cheese is melted. 1 Green pepper per serving.

Serving Size: Makes 4 servings of 1 stuffed pepper each

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BIRDIEH.