Stuffed Pepper Casserole
This stuffed pepper casserole recipe has all the flavors of stuffed bell peppers baked into a hearty one-pot meal. Made with tender rice, juicy ground turkey, and plenty of veggies.
Servings: 6 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1½ pounds ground turkey
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1½ cups marinara sauce
- 15 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 cup low sodium chicken stock
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- ½ tablespoon dried oregano
- ¾ cup long grain white rice
- 1¼ cup shredded Italian cheese blend
- additional chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Sauté the vegetables. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed 10 to 12-inch rimmed pan or saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and bell peppers, season with salt, and sauté for 4 minutes or until the onion is translucent and the bell peppers have softened. Add the garlic and sauté for 15 seconds or until aromatic.
- Brown the turkey. Add the turkey to the pan, season with salt and pepper, and cook it for about 7 to 8 minutes or until browned, breaking it up as you go.
- Make the sauce. Stir in the marinara sauce, tomatoes, chicken stock, fresh parsley, and oregano. Bring the sauce to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Allow the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Cook the rice. Stir in the rice, put a tight-fitting lid on the saucepan, and let the rice cook for 20 minutes or until tender.
- Melt the cheese. Turn the heat off. Remove the lid, scatter the cheese evenly over the mixture, return the lid to the saucepan, and let stand for 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Serve. Garnish the stuffed pepper casserole with fresh parsley and serve with a green salad.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1008mg | Potassium: 723mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1648IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 3mg
