Stuffed Peppers with Pearl Couscous & Ground Turkey

@hungry_in_manhattan puts a lighter twist on stuffed peppers, filling them with fluffy Pearl Couscous, lean ground turkey, and fresh herbs. A quick, delicious weeknight dinner!

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Stuffed Peppers with Pearl Couscous & Ground Turkey

Cooking time
PREP TIME 15 min
Cooking time
COOK TIME 25 min
Servings
SERVES 4
Ready in
TOTAL TIME 40 min

Ingredients

  • 2 bags (4 servings) Success Boil-in-Bag Pearl Couscous
  • 1lb ground turkey
  • ½ yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 green bell peppers
  • ¼ chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ chopped fresh basil
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp chili flakes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups marinara sauce

Instructions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400 F.

    Step 2

    Core, half and deseed peppers, dice onion, mince or grate garlic.

    Step 3

    Lightly prepare baking sheet with olive oil and roast peppers face side down for ~10 minutes (you don’t want them fully cooked as they will continue cooking with filling).

    Step 4

    Sautée onions over medium heat until translucent (~4-5 minutes) and then add garlic and cook for ~1 minute.

    Step 5

    Add ground turkey to pan with onions and garlic, breaking apart, and cooking until browned (~5-7 minutes).

    Step 6

    Once the turkey is browned add fresh parsley, basil, oregano, chili flakes, salt and pepper and combine.

    Step 7

    Add marinara sauce and combine, stirring until turkey is fully cooked.

    Step 8

    Add @successrice Boil-in-Bag Pearl Couscous and combine with turkey mixture, and then add Parmesan. 

    Step 9

    Fill peppers with the filling mixture to your liking and top with mozzarella.

    Step 10

    Bake for another ~10 minutes until cheese is melted and beginning to crisp.

    @hungryinmanhattan

    #AD @successrice has been rescuing my weeknights these days and the key to pulling together my healthy and budget friendly weeknight recipes like this one👇 Ingredients: 2 bags (4 servings) @successrice Boil-in-Bag Pearl Couscous 1lb ground turkey ½ yellow onion 2 cloves garlic 4 green bell peppers ¼ chopped fresh parsley ¼ chopped fresh basil 2 tsp dried oregano ½ tsp chili flakes 1 tsp salt Black pepper to taste 2 cups marinara sauce 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. 2. Core, half and deseed peppers, dice onion, mince or grate garlic. 3. Lightly prepare baking sheet with olive oil and roast peppers face side down for ~10 minutes (you don’t want them fully cooked as they will continue cooking with filling). 4. Sautée onions over medium heat until translucent (~4-5 minutes) and then add garlic and cook for ~1 minute. 5. Add ground turkey to pan with onions and garlic, breaking apart, and cooking until browned (~5-7 minutes). 6.Once the turkey is browned add fresh parsley, basil, oregano, chili flakes, salt and pepper and combine. 7. Add marinara sauce and combine, stirring until turkey is fully cooked. 8. Add @successrice Boil-in-Bag Pearl Couscous and combine with turkey mixture, and then add Parmesan. 9. Fill peppers with the filling mixture to your liking and top with mozzarella. 10. Bake for another ~10 minutes until cheese is melted and beginning to crisp. successsuccessricepartnergweeknightrecipesyrecipe

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