Healthy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Our Healthy Quinoa & Turkey Stuffed Peppers are a low carb meal full of flavor!

We make 2 versions at the same time- 1 to bake in the oven & 1 to make in a covered pot. Both are easy to make but one is faster than the other, so if time is a factor for you, you might want to go with the faster version.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Quinoa
• 2 Cups Chicken Stock
• 6 Bell Peppers, 1 Medium Onion
• 1 Can of Petite Diced Tomatoes or 1 cup of your favorite Jarred Sauce
• 1 Jar Pasta Sauce
• 3/4 Cup Grated Italian Cheese Blend
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350•. Prepare quinoa & chicken stock in a sauce pan, bring to boil, reduce heat & simmer for 15 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
• Chop onion & peppers- We cut the tops off the bell peppers & remove all seeds. The tops are very useful areas to chop & use in the recipe. We are left with just the stem to throw away (or compost).
• Saute chopped onion & peppers in pan with olive oil.
• Add 1 pound ground turkey & season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Add 1 can petite diced tomatoes & cook until meat is thoroughly cooked.
• Add cooked Quinoa to mixture.
• Fill each pepper with mixture.
• Top with a little extra sauce & add a small amount of water to bottom of baking pan (just enough to steam the peppers as it cooks)
• Bake, covered, for approx 40-45 minutes (peppers should be soft)
• Uncover, top each pepper with a little extra sauce & cheese & bake uncovered for an addition 5 minutes until cheese melts.
• Here is our other option for cooking: to put 4 stuffed peppers in a saucepan with some sauce & water, cover & cook on medium heat till peppers are soft. This version seems to cook faster.

We love fast & healthy meals – if you have read our previous recipes, we call them Homemade Fast Food! We aren’t food bloggers, we just like to share our favorite, easy recipes we make for our families.