Low Carb Stuffed Pepper

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  ⅓ cup, chopped or 53g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  ¼ cup, chopped or 25g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  16 oz or 456g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  ½ can or 95g

• Parsley

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 4g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  2 tbsp or 19g

• Italian Seasoning

  Shoppers Value

  1 ½ tsp or 6g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  4 medium or 476g

• Tomato sauce

  No salt added

  ¼ cup or 61g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  ¼ cup, diced or 33g

• Cheddar cheese

  ¼ cup, shredded or 28g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. In a pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté the onion and garlic until the onion softens, about 5 minutes.
3. Add scallions and chopped green bell pepper to the pan, sauté for another 5 minutes, then set the mixture aside.
4. In the same pan, brown the ground turkey until cooked through, about 12 minutes.
5. Mix in the onion, garlic, and green pepper mixture, along with the diced tomatoes, parsley, Italian seasoning, and salt. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
6. Stuff the mixture into the hollowed green peppers and place them in a baking dish. Top each with about a tablespoon of pizza sauce and mound with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
7. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.