Small Batch Stuffed Peppers

This wonderful small batch stuffed bell peppers recipe features peppers filled with lean ground turkey, tomatoes, spinach, and cheese. Hearty, healthy, and incredibly delicious!

Why This Recipe Works

This stuffed bell peppers recipe features four green bell peppers that are filled with browned ground turkey, onions, garlic, tomatoes, spinach, spices, cheese and baked in the oven. It's a delicious meal that comes together quickly.

This is a small batch recipe so if you're cooking for one, you'll have leftovers to enjoy. If you're cooking for two, this might be the perfect amount.

These stuffed peppers are low carb, low in calories, and only use ten ingredients! The filling itself is absolutely delicious on its own but once it's stuffed into the peppers - perfection!

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Ingredient Notes

See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.

• Bell peppers: I use green bell peppers in this stuffed peppers recipe but you can use red, yellow, orange, or any combination you'd like.
• Olive oil: I use extra virgin olive oil in this stuffed bell peppers recipe as well as in every other recipe on One Dish Kitchen that calls for olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil is the least processed form of olive oil. It is an unrefined oil and the highest-quality olive oil you can buy. Because of the way extra virgin olive oil is made, it retains more true olive taste. It also contains more of the vitamins and minerals found in olives. It's my favorite type of olive oil to use but you may use a lighter olive oil instead.
• Onions and garlic: Chopped onions and garlic add quite a lot of flavor to this dish, definitely don't leave them out.
• Ground turkey: You may use ground beef, ground chicken, or ground pork instead.
• Spices and seasonings: I use dried basil, oregano, salt, and pepper
• Canned diced tomatoes: I use canned tomatoes for convenience. See below for ways to use leftover ingredients.
• Spinach: Two cups of fresh spinach is the perfect amount.
• Cheese: Although I use shredded cheddar cheese, feel free to use your favorite type of cheese instead.

How To Make This Recipe

1. Cut off the top ½-inch of each pepper. Scoop out the seeds.
2. Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil and immerse the peppers into boiling water for 3 minutes.
3. Remove peppers from the water and place on a paper towel to drain.
4. Make the filling by cooking the onions and garlic in a medium-sized skillet, add in the ground turkey and spices and cook until browned. Pour in the tomatoes along with their juices and simmer.
5. Stir in the spinach and cheese.
6. Fill the peppers with with the filling and place in a baking dish.
7. Cover dish with foil and bake for 15 minutes.

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Ways To Use Leftover Ingredients

If you have any ingredients leftover from this stuffed peppers recipe you might like to consider using them in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:

• Bell peppers: Chicken Fajitas, Goulash, Seafood Gumbo
• Onions: French Onion Soup, Guacamole, Beef Stew
• Garlic: Lemon and Garlic Chicken, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Zucchini Noodles With Shrimp
• Ground turkey: Turkey Meatballs, Sloppy Joe, Turkey Chili
• Diced tomatoes: Tomato Sauce, Vegetarian Chili, Shrimp Creole
• Spinach: Crustless Spinach Quiche, Spinach and Orzo Salad, Pork Stir Fry
• Cheddar cheese: Macaroni and Cheese, Broccoli and Cheese Soup, Taco Casserole

Expert Tips

• Look for bell peppers that are all about the same size so that each of the peppers take the same amount of time to cook.
• Feel free to use ground beef instead of ground turkey.
• Stuffed peppers are great for using up leftovers. Feel free to substitute or add in vegetables you already have on hand. Canned beans and cooked chicken make excellent additions.
• Consider making Mexican Stuffed Peppers by using salsa instead of canned tomatoes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Serving Suggestions

You might like to serve any one of these single serving side dishes with your peppers:

• Cornbread
• Rice Pilaf
• Mashed Potatoes
• Brown Rice

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Small Batch Stuffed Peppers

This easy to make stuffed bell peppers recipe features peppers filled with lean ground turkey, tomatoes, spinach, and cheese. Hearty, healthy, and incredibly delicious! This small batch recipe is ideal if you're cooking for one or two people.

4.67 from 9 votes

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Course: Main

Cuisine: Main Dish

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: peppers, stuffed peppers

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 552kcal

Author: Joanie Zisk

Equipment

• 10-inch skillet
• baking dish

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 green bell peppers
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ ¾ cup chopped onions
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic , minced
• ▢ 12 ounces ground turkey (about ¾ pound)
• ▢ ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ▢ ½ teaspoon oregano
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• ▢ 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ▢ 2 cups spinach , loosely packed
• ▢ ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut off top ½-inch of peppers. Scoop seeds from cavities. Discard tops.
• Fill a medium-sized pot with water and bring to a boil. Immerse peppers into boiling water for 3 minutes.
• Carefully remove peppers from the hot water and place on a paper towel. Sprinkle insides with a pinch of salt and invert on the paper towels to drain well.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 10-inch skillet. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic to the skillet and cook for 1 minutes more.
• Add the ground turkey to the pan and cook until browned. Stir in the basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Pour in the diced tomatoes along with their juices. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the spinach. Remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese.
• Fill pepper cavities with ground turkey mixture. Stand peppers in greased baking dish.
• Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake 15 minutes.

Notes

Expert Tips

• Look for bell peppers that are all about the same size so that each of the peppers take the same amount of time to cook.
• Feel free to use ground beef instead of ground turkey.
• Stuffed peppers are great for using up leftovers. Feel free to substitute or add in vegetables you already have on hand. Canned beans and cooked chicken make excellent additions.
• Consider making Mexican Stuffed Peppers by using salsa instead of canned tomatoes.

Nutrition Facts

Small Batch Stuffed Peppers

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 552 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Fat 31g48%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Cholesterol 155mg52%

Sodium 921mg40%

Potassium 1461mg42%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 8g33%

Sugar 13g14%

Protein 44g88%

Vitamin A 4350IU87%

Vitamin C 224.9mg273%

Calcium 392mg39%

Iron 6.4mg36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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