Delightfully Skinny Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 4 large red bell peppers, yellow, orange or a combination (each about 3½ inches high and 3½ inches wide)
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound 99% ground turkey breast
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Black pepper, to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut off the tops of 4 bell peppers about 1-inch down from top. Clean out seeds and membranes. Throw away the tops. Set peppers aside.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl or plate, add onions, chopped red bell peppers, and cook in microwave for 2 minutes, to soften.
- In a large nonstick pan, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil. Add ground turkey, softened onions/bell peppers, and garlic. Cook turkey until no longer pink, stirring often. Be sure to break up ground turkey into a crumble as it cooks.
- Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce. Season with a little black pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix well. Continue to cook about 5 minutes until heated through. Remove from heat.
- Stuff each bell pepper with ground turkey mixture. Place each in a 9-inch baking dish. Pour 1 cup water in bottom of baking dish. Cover dish with foil and bake for 45-50 minutes until bell peppers are soft. If peppers are not soft enough, cook about 5 more minutes.
- Once cooked, cooled and wrapped, they freeze great!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bell pepperCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 31gFat: 5gSodium: 888mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11gBlue Smart Points: 2Green Smart Points: 4Plus Points: 7