Low Carb/low Fat Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers (italian Style)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large green peppers or 4 large red peppers, seeded, cored and sliced in half lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup mushroom, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 -1 1/4 lb lean ground turkey (i use 93% lean)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• parmesan cheese (fresh grated or shredded) or mozzarella cheese, for topping (fresh grated or shredded)
• italian seasoning, for topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 on stovetop in a medium skillet or saucepan, sauté mushroom, onion, celery and garlic in olive oil until veggies are soft; remove from heat.
• 3 meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl,combine ground turkey, egg, garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
• 4 add sauté veggie mixture to turkey mixture; mix well.
• 5 stuff peppers with turkey/veggie mix and place in an ungreased shallow casserole dish.
• 6 in a small bowl, combine undrained tomatoes and tomato sauce; pour over peppers to cover.
• 7 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and italian seasonings; cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes.
• 8 uncover, sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and browned.