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Turkey-Stuffed Bell Peppers And Zucchini
Category
Main Course
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
-
2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, (grated)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 garlic cloves, (minced)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano
- 1/4 cup dried plain bread crumbs
- 1 pound ground turkey, (preferably dark meat)
- 2 zucchini, (ends removed, halved lengthwise and crosswise)
- 1 short orange bell pepper, (halved and seeded)
- 1 short red bell pepper, (halved and seeded)
- 1 short yellow bell pepper, (halved and seeded)
-
1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lightly drizzle the olive oil into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Whisk the onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to blend. Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs. Mix in the turkey. Cover and refrigerate the turkey mixture.
- Using a melon baller or spoon, carefully scrape out the seeds and inner flesh from the zucchini, leaving 1/8-inch-thick shells. Be careful not to pierce through the skin. Fill the zucchini and pepper halves with the turkey mixture, dividing equally and mounding slightly. Arrange the stuffed vegetables in the baking dish. Pour the marinara sauce over the stuffed vegetables.
- Bake uncovered until the vegetables are tender and beginning to brown and a thermometer inserted into the filling registers 165 degrees F, about 45 minutes. Transfer the stuffed vegetables to a platter and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 237
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 16 grams
- Protein
- 24 grams
- Fat
- 9 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- Trans Fat
- 1 grams
- Cholesterol
- 78 milligrams
- Sodium
- 935 milligrams
- Fiber
- 3 grams
- Sugar
- 9 grams
4 comments
What a simple but delicious recipe!!! Thank you!!
I used uncooked ground turkey and tested the temperature after 40 minutes with an instant read thermometer.
What a fantastic recipe!!!!! I've used it with both ground turkey and ground beef and it's just the best stuffed peppers I've ever had. Thank you Giada!!!
Do you put the turkey meat in the vegetable shells raw, or sauteed first?