windy city stuffed peppers
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 323.4
- Total Fat: 10.0 g
- Cholesterol: 109.1 mg
- Sodium: 483.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 18.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
- Protein: 29.2 g
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Introduction
low calorie, filling, with a touch of exotic flavorings to give it a windy city kick! low calorie, filling, with a touch of exotic flavorings to give it a windy city kick!Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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8 medium peppers
1.25 LB box of jennie-o ground turkey
1LB trader joes 96/4 ground turkey
1.5 cups bulgher (soak - throw out water; do not cook)
1 lg egg, beaten
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes
1 tsp each - salt, ground pepper, ground cumin
2 tb ea cilantro; parsley
1 large onion diced
12 mini carrot sticks, shredded
Prep: 1) Best to use peppers that stand up; cut off tops and remove seeds from core. put in microwave proof dish. add 1/2 cup water and microwave for 3 minutes. Remove, rinse out & dry dish. spray with Pam. 2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 3) in a large bowl, combine meats, spices, onions, bulghur, herbs, tomato sauce and egg. Mix well. Pour 1/2 of diced tomatoes in baking dish. Fill each pepper w/ 2/3 to 3/4 c of meat mixture and place in baking dish. Bake for 35 minutes; check for doneness; pour remaining diced tomatoes over tops and bake 10 more minutes.
combine meats, onion, spices and
Directions
makes enough to fill 8 medium peppers. Use different colors -- green, red, yellow and purple -- and eat in good health!
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAERAETHEFIT1.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAERAETHEFIT1.