Fast and Easy Stuffed Peppers

Here is a fast and easy way to make heart-healthy stuffed peppers. There are no extra steps required, and all ingredients cook up soft and tender in one pot. This stove-top dish takes less than 20 minutes to prepare and cooks up in just about an hour without any additional fuss. It is wheat, corn, soy, and dairy free.

This recipe makes a simple substitution for the familiar recipes that call for popular canned tomato soups (which generally have both wheat and corn products). It is less creamy, but the added rice in the sauce add a nice texture and taste. If you’d prefer a more creamy soup you could use two cans of Amy’s Tomato Soup instead of the tomato sauce, or just add a bit of extra cream yourself.

Ingredients:

4 large garden-fresh peppers

1 lb fresh ground turkey (or ground beef if you’d prefer)

1 large egg (or egg beaters, if you wish)

1 medium onion, diced

1/2 cup risotto (or any variety of rice) for filling and 1/2 cup for sauce

1 large jar of your favorite Eden Foods spaghetti sauce

1 large can of Eden Foods diced tomatoes (with basil and garlic)

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Wash and cut the tops off of the green peppers. Hollow out the peppers and wash out the seeds. In a bowl add the turkey, diced onions, 1/2 cup of uncooked rice and egg. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Knead with your fingers until all ingredients are combined. With a spoon fill the peppers with the meat mixture and then place peppers in a Dutch oven pot.

Pour tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into pot. Fill empty can of diced tomatoes with water and add to pot. Pour remaining 1/2 cup of uncooked rice into sauce and give a light stir. Cover and cook at medium heat for about one hour. Serves four adults.

Tags: Corn-free, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Meat, Pepper, Recipe, Rice

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