This delicious ground turkey stuffed peppers recipe is a healthy alternative to traditional stuffed peppers. Bonus, this is a gluten-free stuffed peppers recipe. It’s truly one of my favorite ground turkey recipes!
I love stuffed peppers. I’ve prided myself on having the best stuffed peppers recipe in the world, but this recipe by my mom is a close runner-up.
I love this ground turkey stuffed peppers recipe because it’s no-fuss and always a hit with my family.
I made these ground turkey stuffed peppers in a cast iron skillet, but honestly, you can put them any old sort of pan that works for you.
I’ve gotta admit that I love how they look coming out of the oven in that pretty cast iron skillet, though!
I think I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like my stuffed peppers swimming in red sauce.
This recipe has just the right amount of sauce inside, and you can certainly add extra to the skillet or pan before you pop it into the oven.
Also, we’ve just uploaded a wonderful free printable measurement chart to help you remember how many cups are in a quart!
Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers Recipe
In an effort to reduce the amount of red meat we consume, we’ve been eating a lot of ground turkey.
Ground turkey recipes offer a great way to reduce some of the fat in the dish, and frankly, I think my kids must prefer the taste of ground turkey to ground beef because these always go down the hatch without any complaints.
That’s saying a lot when it comes to my kids.
This ground turkey stuffed peppers recipe is great because it’s so versatile.
If you would prefer ground beef, it’s an easy swap. You can also easily add more veggies to the mix or change the cheese.
You can lighten this recipe up even more by cutting back on the cheese or using a reduced fat cheese!
I hope you enjoy this ground turkey stuffed peppers recipe. You can print the recipe below!
Ground Turkey Recipes
Looking for some more tasty ground turkey recipes? You’re in luck, because we have a few great ones!
I’ve also included a few ground beef recipes that could be swapped with turkey.
Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 6 large bell peppers any color
- 2 cups wild rice cooked
- 1 lb. 93% Lean ground turkey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 16 oz. jar crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your rice and set aside. You will need two cups of cooked rice.
- Cut off the tops of the peppers remove the seeds, trim the bottoms to help them sit flat in the skillet and rinse thoroughly. In a large pan boil the peppers for 5 minutes, remove from water and turn upside down onto a paper towel to dry.
- In a large skillet add the olive oil, garlic and onion, saute until tender. Add the turkey and brown until thoroughly cooked.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, rice, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and stir until blended.
- Fill the peppers evenly with the mixture, place in a lightly greased 10 inch cast iron skillet, or baking dish of your choice. Bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove and add the remaining cheese to the top of peppers and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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Can’t wait to try this out tonight!!’ Looks delicious!
I made six peppers and there is still a lot of the mixture left. Do you think it would freeze well?
It looks just delicious! Thank you for such a site!
They look so yummy. I think even my kids would eat them. Thanks for the recipe, I am going to try this very soon.
Thanks for commenting, I hope you love the recipe! :)
Thank you. Looks so yummy..
Thanks! :)
I love anything made with ground turkey also I like to mix with ground beef I also like turkey bacon it is so much better.
Hi Dawn, thanks for commenting. This dish with a turkey and ground beef mix would be great.
How many people would you say this serves?
Hi Savannah, 4-6.
Made this last night and it was AMAZING!!!
Yay, glad you loved it! :)
Made this but instead of using Italian Seasoning, I used taco seasoning and added an 11 oz can of corn, and it came out so so yummy! The peppers were super tender and I liked the sauciness of the dish. Very good!
that is a great idea….I have made this recipe 3 X in the past month as we loved it so much ! but actually wanted to check out the responses to see if anyone had tried something different so thanks !
Excited to see how these come out! I ended up using garlic infused oil and taco seasoned turkey so I opted out the Italian seasoning. Mexican inspired. Fingers crossed! They’re in the oven right now :)