Healthy Quinoa And Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa (or 1/2 cup quinoa and 1/2 cup bulgar wheat)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 6 bell peppers (i use three green, three red)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 vidalia onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup shredded italian cheese (i used parmesan and asiago blend)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 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.
• 3 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).
• 4 heat the olive oil over medium high heat in a large sauce pan and saute the garlic.
• 5 add chopped onions and peppers. saute 2-3 minutes.
• 6 add the ground turkey, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to the pan. cook until the meat is browned.
• 7 add the tomatoes and tomato paste. stir to combine. cook until most of the liquid is absorbed (5 minutes).
• 8 add the cooked quinoa to the meat mixture. stir thoroughly.
• 9 fill each pepper with the mixture. cook in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• 10 after 25 minutes, top each pepper with italian cheese. cook five more minutes (cheese will melt and begin to brown).
• 11 serve immediately :) enjoy!