{Recipe} Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers

Updating one of my favorite dishes today!  I really love stuffed food. Is that a weird proclamation? Recently I tried to make a new stuffed chicken & it just didn't come out as I hoped.   It's too bad, because in the pictures, the dish looks great. But I will attempt to modify the recipe & see if it's salvageable.  To redeem myself, I decided to make these fail proof stuffed peppers.  I've tried a few variations/methods to cooking stuffed peppers, but this is my far my favorite.  I don't know why it's taken me 3.5 years to update a recipe I love, but whatever.  Enjoy!!

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It's OFFICIAL!!! I am FINALLY on hiatus...meaning, SUMMER VACATION!!!! No more crazy hours & no more stress for 3 blissful months.  I have a lot planned this summer including a LOT of cooking.  What better way to start off my "summer" (though it's barely spring) posts with this AMAZING dish!

I've been craving home cooked meals lately that are easy, healthy & hearty. No boring chicken here. When I saw this dish on a new blog I found, Simply Love Food I thought, THIS is my kind of stuffed pepper. This dish is incredibly flavorful & healthy...even with the cheese!

I have made stuffed peppers before in the crock pot & I thought they were good. Nope, these win.  Of course, there was one minor problem.  The recipe calls for 1/2 lb ground meat...someone wasn't paying attention & made the entire pound...so my mixture was a bit more meaty. But J didn't really seem to mind! And we ate the extra meat the next night in tortillas.  We will definitely be having these again this summer!

Southwestern Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers

Serves: 4

Cook time according to Rachel: 35 mins

How difficult was this for Rachel? Super easy!

Ingredients:  
1/2 lean ground turkey
1 cup chopped onions
2 cups cooked brown rice
4 bell peppers
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 packet taco seasoning
1 jar 15-16 oz jar Salsa (I used peach salsa & it was AWESOME)
1/2 cup fat free shredded cheddar cheese
light sour cream for a topping
Note: I used pre seasoned Jenni-O taco meat

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 450 degrees

Place halved & seeded peppers in a lightly greased baking dish

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Not much a difference in these two pics!

Over medium heat, brown ground turkey.  My meat looks orange bc it was pre-seasoned.

Once meat is about half way cooked through, add chopped onion & cook for a few mins until the onions become tender

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While meat is browning, in a small pot, cook rice according to packaging.

Once the meat & rice are cooked, add into a large mixing bowl. Combine with corn, beans & salsa.

Mix thoroughly.

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Spoon mixture carefully into peppers packing as much in as you can.

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Sprinkle cheese on top

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(I used a Mexi-blend this time around)

Bake approx. 20 mins until the cheese is brown & melty

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ENJOY!