Cheese Stuffed Red Peppers
Categories: Ground Turkey, Red Peppers, Pepper Jack Cheese, Low fat, Main dishes, Stuffed
1/2 pound of ground turkey breast
1 teaspoon of garlic, minced
3 Red peppers, large
4 cups of water
8 ounces of fat free Pepper Jack Cheese, shredded
3/4 cup of cooked brown rice
3/4 cup of cooked wild rice
1/3 cup of Green onions, sliced
2 ounces of Pimiento, chopped
1/8 teaspoon of Cayenne pepper 
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Instructions: Heat oven to 350ºF. In 10" skillet, cook turkey and garlic until browned; drain. Cut red peppers lengthwise in halves. Remove seeds and membranes, rinse. In Dutch oven bring water to a boil; cook pepper halves 2 minutes; drain. In large bowl stir together 1 c. cheese, brown rice, green onions, pimiento, cayenne pepper and turkey mixture. Loosely stuff each pepper half. Arrange in 12"x 7" baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350ºF. for 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Continue baking until cheese melts. 6 servings, each 176 calories, 26 g protein, 15 g carbo., 2 g fat, 33 mg cholesterol, 299 mg sodium. Recipe By : From: Western Mexican Cookbook File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip |
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