A 30-minute, flavorful, family-friendly dinner that’s low carb and protein-packed!
Hey there 🙂 This savory meal is the perfect dinner for busy weeknights. All you need is 9 ingredients and 30 minutes to feed your family (or friends)!
They are lightened up using cauliflower rice and ground turkey, but still have all the flavors of your favorite Mexican dish, so you can enjoy a light, filling and delicious meal with no guilt!
I’ve been making this recipe for about two years now. It’s one of my all-time favorites! It’s so easy to make and tastes soo good! Plus the ingredients are killer!
If there’s one thing you might have learned about me by now it’s that I love simple recipes. For running a blog, I’m terrible at actually reading recipes in advance. When it’s time to eat and I’m starting to get hangry, I just want the food. So when a recipe says, marinate for 30 minutes or there’s an ingredient I don’t have, I’m doing my own thang. And guess what? About 9 out of 10 times, it turns out just fine!
Adaptability. That’s what I’m all about.
I modified the traditional stuffed pepper recipe with two of my favorites – cauliflower rice and ground turkey.
Cauliflower rice is the best. If you haven’t tried it, please go to the grocery store and buy a bag. It’s so versatile. You can eat it plain, use it in a veggie stir-fry, make pizza with it… the list goes on. I pretty much substitute all rice with it now.
My favorite brands are Trader Joes and Green Giant, just depends where I’m shopping that week. Or if you’re feeling ambitious, you can make it yourself 🙂 Best part? It cuts the carbs and tastes great. Win win!
Onto the meat. I almost always swap ground turkey for regular hamburger in my recipes. I like ground turkey because is lighter and less greasy (but you could still use hamburger in this recipe, if that’s what you prefer). I stick to 93% fat free because to me it has more flavor than the 99%, but again, you can use whatever you like best!
Ingredients:
- Bell Peppers
- Ground Turkey
- Cauliflower Rice
- Yellow Onion
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Tomato Paste
- Cheddar Cheese
- Chicken Broth
This recipe is has 2 easy steps:
- Cook the ground turkey and cauliflower rice with spices and tomato paste.
- Stuff the peppers and place them in the oven.
That simple!
I use a mix of red, yellow and orange bell peppers, because that’s what comes in a package at Aldi, but green is really good too!
It serves well with sauteed onions, cottage cheese, mixed greens or corn and I like top mine with Homemade Guacamole & Pico de Gallo to make it nice and creamy plus it gives it a little kick! 💃🏻💃🏻
This recipe makes 6, so you’ll have leftovers the rest of the week (for lunch or dinner)! And they freeze well, so pop a couple in there and have them next week too!
- • 6 bell peppers
- • 1 tablespoon olive oil
- • 1 lb. 93% fat-free ground turkey
- • 2 cups cauliflower rice, frozen
- • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- • ½ teaspoon cumin
- • ½ teaspoon cayenne
- • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- • ½ teaspoon onion powder
- • ¾ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- • ¼ cup chicken broth
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut tops and insides out of bell peppers, place in baking dish.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat and add 1 medium diced yellow onion, and 2 tablespoons garlic. Brown until fragrant. Add 1 lb. ground turkey and 2 cups frozen cauliflower rice, stiring occasionally.
- Once meat is cooked and cauliflower rice is tender (about 5 minutes), add 2 tablespoons tomato paste, ½ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon cayenne, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and ½ teaspoon onion powder. Stir until combined.
- Scoop meat mixture evenly into bell peppers, pour ¼ cup chicken broth on the bottom of the pan (helps steam the peppers) and place in oven for 30 minutes.
- Once cooked, place ⅛ cup shredded cheddar cheese on each pepper and turn broiler on. Put back in oven for 3 - 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
