As I have focused more on Keto recipes. I have remade on of my others recipes. Traditional peppers are stuffed with lots of tomato sauce and rice. By removing the rice, I also found I had to lighten the dish by moving from beef to ground Turkey.
Keto Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Full meal stuffed pepper that is light and filling
Ingredients
- 4 stuffing peppers any color works but the brighter the sweeter. Look for peppers with 4 points. They stand in the pan better.
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 lb Fresh small mozzarella balls
- 1 sweet or yellow onion
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 6 Oz canned tomatoe sauce (small can)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
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Slice the onion into small pieces and sauté in a frying pan until soft and transparent. Season with some of the garlic and salt and pepper. Put aside in a bowl.
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Brown ground turkey in a pan with garlic and salt/pepper to taste.
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Remove from pan and mix with onion and mozzarella balls.
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Put a layer of olive oil on the bottom of the pan and sprinkle some garlic powder into it
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Slice open the top of the peppers and remove the seeds. Now roll each of the peppers in the oil to coat the outside
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Stuff each of the peppers with the filling.
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Too each pepper with two spoonfuls of the tomatoe sauce
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Bake for 20-25 min at 375.
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When the peppers start to soften add shredded mozzarella to the top and melt.
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Serve immediately
