Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 4 green peppers
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup red onion
• 4 button mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 ounces frozen spinach (thawd)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 tablespoon sage
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon season salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup 2% cheddar cheese

Directions

1. 1

   Remove the tops from the peppers, seed and remove membrane.

2. 2

   Steam in a microwave save container. Do this by putting one Tbs. water in the bottom of the container, and cover with plastic wrap. Cook until tender, approximately 3 minutes on high.

3. 3

   Brown the turkey in 1/2 the olive oil until almost cooked through.

4. 4

   Saute the onion, mushrooms and garlic in the olive oil on medium high heat.

5. 5

   Add the thawd spinach and seasonings after the onions and turkey are browned and nicely caramelized. Cook the complete mixture until heated through.

6. 6

   Divid the mixture among the 4 peppers. This is depend upon how big your green peppers are.

7. 7

   Top with 1/4 cheese and broil in the oven until the cheese is browned. About 2 minutes, but be careful not to burn!