Best Low Carb Turkey Stuffed Peppers Recipes

LOW CARB TURKEY-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in ground turkey, onion, jalapeno, and garlic. Cook and stir until turkey browns and vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain grease from the skillet. Add frozen riced cauliflower, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, chili paste, salt, and pepper; stir until well incorporated. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Place bell pepper halves in the prepared baking dish. Place 1 Colby-Jack cheese cube in each pepper half, and fill with turkey mixture. Spoon remaining turkey mixture into the dish around the peppers.
• Cover dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle each pepper with shredded Colby-Jack cheese. Bake, uncovered, until peppers are soft and cheese has melted, about 10 minutes more.
• To serve, spoon a little turkey mixture onto a plate, and place a bell pepper half on top of it. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon sour cream and 2 jalapeno slices.

LOW CARB/LOW FAT TURKEY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS (ITALIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• On stovetop in a medium skillet or saucepan, sauté mushroom, onion, celery and garlic in olive oil until veggies are soft; remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl,combine ground turkey, egg, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Add sauté veggie mixture to turkey mixture; mix well.
• Stuff peppers with turkey/veggie mix and place in an ungreased shallow casserole dish.
• In a small bowl, combine undrained tomatoes and tomato sauce; pour over peppers to cover.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and Italian seasonings; cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and browned.