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Turkey stuffed peppers with cheese

Stuffed Peppers with Turkey & Cheese

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 276kcal
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Delicious low carb Peppers stuffed with Turkey mince and topped with cheese

Ingredients

  • 8 Mixed BABY peppers
  • 250 g Turkey breast mince 2% fat
  • 2 shallots or 1/2 brown onion finely diced
  • 1 Clove Garlic - sliced & diced finely
  • Chicken stock cube
  • Good hand full of mushrooms sliced & diced
  • Good handful Cherry tomatoes halved
  • Touch of Red Chilli deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
  • Salt & Black Pepper
  • Handful Basil leaves torn
  • 75 g Medium Matured Cheddar Cheese sliced or Half fat cheddar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven 200C/400F/Gas 6
  • In a large frying pan add your turkey mince, garlic & onions - fry over a high heat for 10 minutes until it starts to brown and there's no pink!
  • Add chopped mushrooms, crumble the stock cube and season, fry for a further 5 minutes, stirring often, finally stir in the tomatoes and give it another 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the torn basil leaves (reserve a few leaves for garnish), stir and remove from the heat
  • In the meantime slice your peppers lengthways. Remove seeds and insides, lay them in an oven proof dish
  • Stuff the peppers with the turkey mince mix and top each one with a slice of Cheese
  • Pop in the oven for 25- 30 minutes and bake until golden
  • Serve - garnish with a little basil and dig in!

Notes

*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Stuffed Peppers with Turkey & Cheese
Amount per Serving
Calories
276
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
 
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Cholesterol
 
88
mg
29
%
Sodium
 
223
mg
10
%
Potassium
 
598
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
 
10
g
3
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
6
g
7
%
Protein
 
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
 
2813
IU
56
%
Vitamin C
 
105
mg
127
%
Calcium
 
216
mg
22
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.