Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:

• 5 bell peppers (1 diced, 4 cut in half horizontally)
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 pound ground turkey
• 8 ounces mushrooms, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/4 Tablespoon chili powder (You can add more if you like it spicier)
• 1 cup rice, uncooked
• 4 ounces spinach
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• Salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large walled skillet over medium heat. Place the ground turkey in the pan and break up as you cook. When the turkey is about halfway cooked add in the bell peppers and mushrooms.
2. After the turkey is cooked completely. Add the garlic powder, chili powder, uncooked rice and salt & pepper. Saute for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
3. Add the diced tomatoes, spinach and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover and lower heat to a simmer. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is cooked through.
4. While the rice dish is simmering, place the halved bell peppers under the broiler (either directly on the rack or in a oven safe dish). Rotate every few minutes until the peppers are cooked and the skins are browned. Remove from oven and set aside.
5. Taste rice dish and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
6. Place the cooked halved bell peppers in an oven safe dish, skins down. Fill the peppers with the rice mixture. Top with cheddar cheese and set under broiler in oven until cheese is melted and slightly browned.
7. Everyone gets 2 halves! Enjoy!

*Feel free to add whatever vegetables you like. Others that come to mind are: onions, zucchini, chili peppers.

~Recipe by Mikaila