Stuffed Bell Peppers

BELL pepper. bell PEPPER. I’ve discovered that I say bell pepper in a unique way. Max teases me about how I say bell pepper. I guess I put an emphasis on ‘pepper’, instead of on ‘bell’ like most people do… Whatever it’s normal to me! He redeems himself by saying it’s cute. So I’ve tried a couple of different stuffed bell pepper recipes.  I didn’t really like either of them very much, which is weird because I’m usually a sucker for these guys. They were both vegetarian. Don’t get me wrong, I love my vegetarian and vegan meals, but for this particular dish I prefer the ground turkey.

I decided to whip up my own recipe and it turned out great! We liked them better than those other recipes 😛  I discovered I like to cut the bell pepper in half vertically from the top of the stem down. Not only does it look good, but I feel like you can get more stuffing in your pepper than if you just cut the top off and stuffed it that way. You can really pile the filling on when you cut the bell pepper in half 🙂 I hope you enjoy these stuffed bell peppers as much as I do. Plus they are healthy without sacrificing any of the yummy-ness. It couldn’t get any better then that!

Servings: 4

Ingredients
4 red bell peppers
1 pound ground turkey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion chopped
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup corn
1 can black beans drained
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese

Directions
1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic in the olive oil until the onions are barely translucent. Add the ground turkey and cook all the way through. Add the Cumin, Chili powder, salt, pepper, drained black beans and frozen corn. Cook until the corn is unthawed.
3. Cut the bell peppers in half vertically through the top of the stem. Place in an oven-safe pan. Sprinkle half the cheese in the bottom of the bell peppers. Fill the peppers with the ground turkey mixture and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
4. Place in the oven for 35 minutes and enjoy! 🙂