South Beach Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

Submitted by Abiner Smoothie

"Stuffed Peppers using ground turkey with a Southwestern twist."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 6 peppers
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 6 large bell peppers, any color
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 -2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies (with juice)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 1⁄2 cups grated cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In large frying pan, brown turkey well and. Push ground beef to the side, add olive oil saute onion 3-4 minutes, until well softened. Add rinsed black beans, tomatoes and juice, green chiles and juice, chile powder, and cumin. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20-30 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated.
3. While mixture simmers, cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. Cut a very thin slice from the bottoms so peppers are flat on the bottom and will stand up.
4. When mixture in pan seems dry, turn off heat. Let cool about 5 minutes, then mix in cooked rice and cheese. Stuff each pepper with the meat/rice mixture, pushing it down so peppers are tightly filled.
5. Place peppers in a dish small enough to hold them compactly and cover with foil. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake 10-20 minutes more, until tops are slightly browned and pepper skin can be pierced easily with a fork. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[sarikat]

These are awesome. I made a few changes based on what I had on hand: used 4 jumbo peppers; added 1/4tsp cayenne, 1/2tsp salt, 1 can tomato sauce; used white rice. Veryvery good, time-intensive but worth it. And I liked that you don't have to parboil the peppers first. They bake up to perfection.