Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey (or beef)
6 bell peppers, any color
1/4-1/2 onion, chopped
carrots, chopped (optional)
garlic cloves minced (2-3)
1 Tbsp homemade taco seasoning (I like Real Fit Real Food Mom's recipe)
fresh chopped tomatoes or a can of diced tomatoes
small can of diced chiles
1/2 cup black beans, rinsed
can of corn rinsed or frozen corn
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup cooked quinoa, optional
cheddar cheese - 6 slices or 1/2 cup shredded
Brown the ground beef or ground turkey on the stovetop. Once browned, add your chopped onions, chopped carrots, and chopped tops of your bell peppers. Cook a few minutes to soften then add your minced garlic gloves. Cook another minute and then add your diced tomatoes (I often have tomatoes on the verge of getting tossed so I like to use them up instead of using a can in this recipe), canned chiles, rinsed beans, corn, homemade taco seasoning, and chicken broth.
Cook for a few minutes until slightly thickened. Take off the heat and stir in quinoa or brown rice, if using. Place the empty peppers in a casserole dish and stuff the peppers with the filling.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes. Remove foil and add sliced or shredded cheddar cheese to each pepper and put back in (without foil) just long enough for cheese to melt. We always have leftover filling too which my youngest prefers in a bowl by itself.
(This is a picture from last time I made them to show what they look like with the cheese melted on them- the peppers don't change color in the oven!)
Both my kids ate this without complaining and this time they didn't have rice or quinoa in them.
My six year old asked that she get to eat the leftovers!
Filling only in this pic - with a side of green beans and sweet potato cubes cooked in the oven.
And a leftover pepper for lunch today with a side of steamed carrots.
These have become a staple dinner in our house because I can prep them in the morning and they can just be put in the oven at dinner time!
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