Beef / Pork

Southwest Stuffed Peppers is for Dinner.

Southwest Stuffed Peppers takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Southwest Stuffed Peppers takes 30 minutes to cook.

Southwest Stuffed Peppers makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Southwest Stuffed Peppers are:

4 large green bell peppers
3 cups cooked brown rice
1/2 lb. lean ground turkey
2 tbs. taco seasoning
Red pepper flakes, to taste
1/4 cup shredded light mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup tomato sauce

Here is how you make Southwest Stuffed Peppers:

Preheat oven to 350. Brown ground turkey in a large skillet. Add taco seasoning and 1/4 cup water and red pepper flakes to taste, and cook for 3 minutes. Add tomato sauce and cheese. Remove from heat. Add rice and spoon into peppers. Put peppers into 8X8 baking dish. If the peppers aren't stable, you can put foil on the bottom and crumple around the peppers to hold them upright. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until peppers are soft. Serve with taco sauce on the side, and a salad or southwest style corn.Serving Size: 4 servings, 1 pepper eachNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PONYCYNDI.

The nutritional information for Southwest Stuffed Peppers is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 333.8

• Total Fat: 7.8 g
• Cholesterol: 47.1 mg
• Sodium: 488.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 19.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Southwest Stuffed Peppers is Low Fat