stuffed orange peppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 orange bell peppers, tops and seeds removed
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, or more to taste
• 1/2 cup white rice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 cup shredded gouda cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• bring a large pot of water to a boil; cook orange bell peppers until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. drain.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir turkey and onion in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• stir tomatoes, rice, 1/2 cup water, and liquid smoke into turkey mixture; cover skillet and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. remove skillet from heat; stir gouda cheese into turkey mixture.
• stuff each orange bell pepper with turkey mixture and place peppers, open-side up, in a baking dish. cover dish with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted, 25 to 35 minutes.