Turkey Stuffed Peppers

There was a sale at the grocery store for ground turkey. Seems like there is one every week! This is a really simple recipe, even to make ahead a reheat later. Really tastey and good for you!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• 1  lb lean ground turkey
• 4  green peppers
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup red onion
• 4  button mushrooms (sliced)
• 2  ounces frozen spinach (thawd)
• 2  garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sage
• 1  teaspoon basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1  teaspoon season salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  cup 2% cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Remove the tops from the peppers, seed and remove membrane.
2. Steam in a microwave save container. Do this by putting one Tbs. water in the bottom of the container, and cover with plastic wrap. Cook until tender, approximately 3 minutes on high.
3. Brown the turkey in 1/2 the olive oil until almost cooked through.
4. Saute the onion, mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil on medium high heat.
5. Add the thawd spinach and seasonings after the onions and turkey are browned and nicely caramelized. Cook the complete mixture until heated through.
6. Divid the mixture among the 4 peppers. This is depend upon how big your green peppers are.
7. Top with 1/4 cheese and broil in the oven until the cheese is browned. About 2 minutes, but be careful not to burn!