Healthy Ingredient Recipes Healthy Vegetable Recipes Healthy Pepper Recipes Healthy Stuffed Pepper Recipes Stuffed Yellow Peppers Be the first to rate & review! A turkey, vegetable and rice filling with a bread crumb topping make these peppers a satisfying, low-calorie meal. By EatingWell Test Kitchen EatingWell Test Kitchen The EatingWell Test Kitchen is comprised of a group of culinary professionals who develop and test our recipes. Our recipes go through a rigorous process, which includes testing by trained recipe testers, using different equipment (e.g., gas and electric stoves) and a variety of tools and techniques to make sure that it will really work when you make it at home. Testers shop major supermarkets to research availability of ingredients. Finally, a Registered Dietitian reviews each recipe to ensure that we deliver food that's not only delicious, but adheres to our nutrition guidelines as well. Learn more about our food philosophy and nutrition parameters. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 9, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 10 mins Additional Time: 45 mins Total Time: 55 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings Nutrition Profile: Heart Healthy Low-Calorie Dairy-Free Diabetes Appropriate Egg Free Gluten-Free Low Sodium Nut-Free Soy-Free Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 large yellow or green sweet peppers (8 to 10 ounces each) 1 pound uncooked ground turkey or extra-lean ground beef ¼ cup onion, chopped 1 ½ cups cooked brown rice ½ cup frozen (yellow, green, and red) peppers and onion stir-fry vegetables or other frozen mixed vegetables, thawed ½ cup purchased mild salsa 1 ½ teaspoons garlic-and-herb salt-free seasoning blend 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup water ⅓ cup soft whole wheat bread crumbs 1 tablespoon 40% to 50% vegetable oil spread, melted ½ teaspoon paprika Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Halve sweet peppers lengthwise; remove seeds and membranes. In a large Dutch oven, cook pepper halves in enough boiling water to cover for 2 minutes. Drain; place pepper halves, cut sides up, in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Set aside. In a large skillet, combine ground turkey and onion; cook until turkey is no longer pink, breaking up turkey as it cooks. If necessary, drain off fat. Stir cooked rice, thawed vegetables, salsa, seasoning blend, poultry seasoning, and salt into turkey mixture in skillet. Spoon mixture into pepper halves. Pour the water around the stuffed peppers. In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, melted vegetable oil spread, and paprika. Sprinkle onto stuffed peppers. Cover; bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake for 5 minutes more. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 220 Calories 8g Fat 21g Carbs 16g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 220 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 21g 8% Dietary Fiber 4g 14% Protein 16g 32% Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 60mg 20% Sodium 337mg 15% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved