southwestern stuffed peppers

I've shared this recipe before, but we made them again last week... And I realized that it wasn't on our new blog anymore!  We even subbed lean ground beef for the ground turkey (on sale at the grocery), and it was just as good.

I found these Southwestern Stuffed Peppers on Pinterest, and they were incredibly good!  Plus it was so easy to prep them the night before by taking them all the way through the step to stuff the pepper halves.  After work, we just popped them in the oven for another 25-30 minutes (a little longer than the recipe suggested since they were coming out of a cold refrigerator).

I plugged this recipe into My Fitness Pal for one pepper half:  247 calories, 7 grams of fat and 13 grams of protein.  And I must say that one of these halves with a side salad is plenty filling for dinner (even for Jeff!)

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Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

Cooking spray
4 bell peppers, halved and seeds removed
1/2 lb. lean ground turkey breast
1 cup onion, chopped
2 cups brown rice, cooked
1 heaping tbsp. taco seasoning
1 can of black beans, drained & rinsed
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 (15-16 oz) jar of salsa
3/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese

Optional toppings:  Sliced avocado, sour cream, cilantro

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.  Lightly spray cleaned pepper halves with cooking spray and place in baking dish.
Roast peppers for 20-25 minutes, or until just cooked through.  Remove from oven and let cool.

While peppers are roasting, brown ground turkey and onion in skillet until completely cooked.  (At this time, I also cooked my brown rice).

In a large bowl, mix cooked ground turkey and onions, cooked rice, taco seasoning, black beans and corn.  Add the jar of salsa and mix well.

Carefully spoon the turkey mixture into each half pepper, and place back into the baking dish.

Cook peppers for another 15-20 minutes or until warmed through.

Before removing from oven, sprinkle the tops with shredded cheese.  Place back into oven until cheese has melted.

Remove from oven and serve with avocado slices, sour cream and fresh cilantro.  Enjoy!