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Mexican Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Stacy Ling
Shhh…don’t tell the tortillas! These Mexican stuffed peppers are the new weeknight MVP. Packed with protein & veggies, they’re bursting with Tex-Mex goodness. Easy recipe, big flavor! Read on to conquer dinner!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 494 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Heat extra virgin olive oil in skillet. Saute onions until translucent – about 7 minutes.
    A bottle of olive oil is being poured into a black frying pan on a stove. The kitchen has a granite backsplash, and the oil forms a small pool in the center of the pan, perfect for starting your chicken spinach flatbread pizza recipe.
  • Add ground turkey, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes, then saute until almost fully browned.
    Close up of Turkey Chili Mixture
  • When turkey is almost fully cooked, add garlic and cook for about a minute.
  • Then add tomatoes, corn, and beans, simmer on low until flavors meld.
    mixing black beans, diced tomatoes and green chiles with browned ground turkey and corn
  • Prepare the peppers – wash, dry, cut out stems and deseed so there is a hole in the top of the peppers.
  • Place peppers in baking dish.
    Bell peppers hollowed out to make Mexican Stuffed Peppers
  • Evenly divide the turkey mixture among each pepper.
    Green bell peppers stuffed with turky chili mixture to makeMexican Stuffed Peppers
  • Top with shredded cheese.
  • Bake covered with foil for 20 minutes.
    mexican stuffed peppers in baking dish
  • Uncover and cook an additional 5 minutes but keep your eye on the cheese to make sure it doesn’t burn.
    close up of mexican stuffed pepper recipe in yellow bell pepper
  • Allow to cool for a few minutes, serve with a dollup of sour cream and cilantro. Enjoy!
    close up of Mexican Stuffed peppers recipe

Nutrition

Calories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 43gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 483mgPotassium: 890mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 7083IUVitamin C: 232mgCalcium: 450mgIron: 3mg
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