Stuffed Bell Peppers: Red-Green-Yellow-Orange-Purple
Ingredients
2
tablespoons
olive oil
1
small onion, grated
1/4
cup
chopped, fresh Italian parsley leaves
1
large egg
3
tablespoons
ketchup
3
garlic cloves, minced
1
teaspoon
salt
1/4
teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
1/3
cup
grated Pecorino Romano
1/4
cup
dried plain bread crumbs
1
pound
ground turkey, preferably dark meat
1
short orange bell pepper, halved and seeded
1
short red bell pepper, halved and seeded
1
short yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded
1 1/2
cups
marinara sauce
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Lightly drizzle olive oil into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
Whisk the onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to blend.
Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs.
Mix in the turkey.
Cover and refrigerate the turkey mixture until chilled.
Fill pepper halves with chilled turkey mixture, dividing equally and mounding slightly.
Arrange the stuffed peppers in the baking dish.
Pour the marinara sauce over the stuffed peppers.
Bake uncovered until the vegetables are tender and beginning to brown.
Insert meat thermometer, filling must register 165 degrees F.
Cook about 45 minutes.
Transfer the stuffed vegetables to a platter and serve.