Clean Spicy Stuffed Peppers

Clean Spicy Stuffed Peppers

Short on time after your workday??  You can enjoy this meal in the time it takes you to change out of your work clothes.  I prepped the peppers last night so all I had to do today was pop in the oven for 15 minutes to warm.  

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 lb ground turkey or lean burger

• 1 jar of organic marinara sauce (I used Delallo Spicy Arrabbiata) 

• 1 Tbsp chili paste

• 1-1/2 tbsp basil

• 1-1/2 tbsp garlic powder

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 2 c frozen spinach

• 4 bell peppers; *parboiled
  

 Directions:

Pre heat oven to 450 degrees

Brown the ground meat and add sauce and spices.  Simmer for about 10-12 minutes for the flavors to incorporate.

Prepare the peppers while the meat is simmering.  Clean, remove seeds, slice in half and *parboil.

 

Add spinach to turkey mixture and stir till thawed.

 

Distribute the mixture evenly to the halved peppers and either bake for 15 minutes or store in fridge until needed.  (bake time if not parboiling the peppers is 25 min)

 

*parboil ~bring large pan of water to boiling state and place prepared peppers in the boiling water for 2 minutes to cook and remove with slotted spoon and place in  an ice water bath to stop cooking process.