Bell peppers are filled with seasoned ground turkey, rice, and veggies in zesty marinara and topped with cheesy mozzarella!
Ingredients :
4 small bell peppers *see note
1 pound ground turkey or chicken
1 small onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 small zucchini diced
14 ounces canned diced tomatoes lightly drained
1 ½ cups cooked brown rice
2 ½ cups marinara sauce divided
2 tablespoons tomato paste
¾ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions :
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cut the peppers in half, top to bottom. Remove seeds and membranes, discard. Microwave the peppers for 2-3 minutes or until slightly softened. *see note
In a large skillet brown turkey, onion, & garlic over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Drain any fat. Add chopped zucchini and cook 3 minutes more.
Stir in the diced tomatoes with juice, rice, ¾ cup marinara sauce, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning. Simmer 5 minutes.
Place 1 cup of marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Arrange peppers over sauce. Fill each pepper with the meat mixture. Spoon remaining marinara sauce over peppers.
Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes. Remove foil, baste peppers with any sauce in the bottom. Top with cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes.
