Pizza-Stuffed Peppers

Try this stuffed bell pepper recipe from Pillsbury.com

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20 minutes

4 hours 30 minutes

6 servings



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving
  • 330
  • 17g
    (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 70mg
  • 530mg
  • 19g
    (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 6g)
  • 23g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 20%
  • 60%
  • 25%
  • 10%
  • Exchanges
  • 2
  • 2 1/2
  • 1
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • Tips

    Any color of bell pepper works for this recipe. Red, yellow and orange peppers have a sweeter flavor and cook just a little more quickly than green peppers do.

  • Plain mozzarella cheese would work fine in the recipe. Most pizza cheese blends also have some Parmesan cheese, which adds flavor.

  • Orzo and rosamarina are rice- shaped pastas.

Ingredients

  • 1/2  cup uncooked orzo or rosamarina pasta
  • 4  cups boiling water
  • 6  small bell peppers (about 5 oz each)
  • 1/2  package (1 1/4-lb size) lean ground turkey (about 10 oz)
  • 1/2  cup diced pepperoni (about 2 1/2 oz)
  • 1  can (15 oz) pizza sauce
  • 1 1/2  cups shredded pizza cheese blend (6 oz)
  • 1/2  cup water

Directions

  1. 1In 2-quart saucepan, cook pasta in 4 cups boiling water 3 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well. Meanwhile, cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top; reserve tops. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. To make peppers stand upright, cut thin slice off bottom of each.
  2. 2In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook turkey and pepperoni over medium-high heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until turkey is no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Stir in pizza sauce, 1 cup of the cheese and the cooked pasta. Divide turkey filling among peppers.
  3. 3Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Pour 1/2 cup water into cooker. Stand peppers upright in cooker; replace pepper tops. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
  4. 4Remove pepper tops; reserve. Top filling with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cover; cook 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. To remove peppers from cooker, lift out with large slotted spoon, using tongs to support peppers (do not squeeze). Garnish with pepper tops.

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