Simply Stuffed Peppers

This is one of my favorites! The prep time is short, the cook time is well worth the short wait! 

There are endless combinations as to what you can put in your peppers. In my opinion, this is one of the easiest. Here's what you'll need!

• 8 bell peppers
• 5 cups cooked brown rice
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cup cooked diced cooked onion
• 2 cups sliced cooked mushrooms
• 2 pounds cooked ground turkey (with 1 tablespoon cumin, 1 teaspoon chili powder)
• 1 cup light sour cream
• mozzarella cheese (to top off the peppers)

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Combine your cooked rice, diced cooked onion, sliced cooked mushrooms, 2 pounds of ground cooked turkey, and light sour cream.

Cut off the top of each of your peppers.

Stuff each of your peppers.

You should have plenty of your rice filling leftover to label and freeze for a quick weeknight dinner.

Top each pepper with approximately two tablespoons of cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until cheese is brown and bubbly!

I put four of the peppers in the fridge for dinners this week, and four in the freezer for dinners to come! Enjoy!

Sunday Afternoon Cooking...Now Cooking for Two!

Sunday afternoon is a great time to get ahead for the week, and weeks to come, by grocery shopping in bulk, and time permitting, cooking in bulk. This Sunday I happened to have free (a rarity) and had plenty of time to prepare all of my meals for the week. Here's what I whipped up today:

1. Baked Stuffed Peppers - with stuffing to spare to freeze for a quick and easy weeknight meal 
2. Baked Veggie and Ground Turkey Lasagna
3. Potato, Sausage, and Broccoli Quiche
4. Chicken and Vegetable Soup
5. Baked Stuffed Apples

I guess you could say I was rather ambitious; some of these meals will go in the freezer to cut prep and cooking time in the future. I don't anticipate having to do this much cooking at once for a long time. Having just moved in with my wonderful boyfriend, I am now preparing meals for two....here are my challenges though:

• One person requires Gluten Free meals, I on the other hand, do not.
• Often a gluten free diet can be much higher in calories when wheat is substituted for gluten free products. I do my best to stick to unprocessed foods, mainly vegetables, meat, rice

• Both of us are VERY active and require a substantial amount of calories...ok, maybe I don't require that many calories, but I certainly do love food (and wine)!

• Dairy intake must be limited...evidently cheese can make your cholesterol rise.

With that being said, I will be sharing my cost-friendly recipes, and shopping lists for preparing meals large enough for dietary challenges, hearty appetites and leftovers for freezing.

First up on the menu, Baked Stuffed Peppers!