Slow-cook these pizza sauce laced ground turkey and pepperoni stuffed cheesy peppers for a comforting dinner at home.
Slow-Cooker Pizza-Stuffed Peppers
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 4 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 8
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
Instructions
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Step1In 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.
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Step2In 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.
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Step3Spray 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.
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Step4Remove 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.
Nutrition
330
Calories
17g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 41%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 530mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 540mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 60%
- 60%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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