Healthy & Light Stuffed Peppers

Be sure to add your meal into your myfitnesspal app and to weigh/measure out all of your portions! 

Makes 6 servings

Time: 30 min

What You'll Need:
6 medium sized Peppers, trimmed
1 lb Ground Turkey Extra Lean
1 small to medium sized Onion, diced
1 can Rotel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies
1/2 cup Black Beans (washed and drained)
2/3 cup Frozen Whole Corn
1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1/2 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/4 tsp Cumin
3/4 cup 2% Shredded Mexican Cheese Blend
A dash of Salt & Pepper

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
2. Put the peppers into the oven for 10 min on a cooking sheet (empty); once done set out to cool
3. In a saute pan, add the ground turkey with all the spices listed. Cook for about 8 minutes then add the onions. 
4. Once the onions are beginning to turn translucent add tomatoes, black beans and corn. Heat through for another 3-5 minutes. The mix is done!
*Before oven:

5. Stuff the peppers as evenly as you can. You can add a little cheese into the mixture as you are filling the peppers if you want a more cheesy filling. Top all the peppers with cheese!
After Oven:

6. Place stuffed peppers back into the oven for 10-15 more minutes; until the cheese is golden brown.

7. Serve up and enjoy!

*If you wanted to make these a little more hearty, cook quinoa or brown rice and stuff in the bottom of the peppers before adding the veggie/meat mix!

1 Serving Size:
1 Stuffed Pepper
Total: 219 Calories 24 grams Protein