Healthy Meals Monday: Healthy Southwest Stuffed Red Peppers Recipe (2024)

These Healthy Southwest Stuffed Red Peppers are so easy to make and come together in a matter of minutes. They are very filling and only require a few simple ingredients. Your family will love this simple and healthy meal.

I love stuffed green peppers but I never really thought to use red peppers. I LOVED the taste of red peppers a lot more. This meal will fill you up, and it is good for you.

My kids even loved eating it out of their “red pepper bowls”. It was a fun dinner for a change, and they all gobbled them right up.

We didn’t even have any leftovers, they went so fast.

If you are looking for a simple, healthy, delicious, and picky eater approved meal, this is a recipe you have to try.

It will come together in a matter of minutes, and tastes truly, amazing.

Could I grill these?

You could most definitely grill these. We recommend wrapping them in foil to grill them, and we don’t recommend flipping them.

Keep the grill on low and cook low and slow, for the best results.

If you flip them, the ingredients will slip out, and the cheese will melt to the foil.

What other meat would be good in these?

If you are looking to add a different kind of meat to these stuffed peppers, here is what we recommend:

-Ground Beef
-Ground Turkey
-Chicken (grilled or shredded)
-Steak
-Shredded Turkey Breast
-Chicken Sausage

You could really use any meat. You could even turn these into breakfast stuffed peppers, with egg and bacon. Have fun with your stuffed peppers, and add all your favorite taco toppings.

I love topping mine off with guacamole.

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Serves: 6

Healthy Southwest Stuffed Red Peppers Recipe

These Healthy Southwest Stuffed Red Peppers are so easy to make and come together in a matter of minutes. They are very filling and only require a few simple ingredients.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Ingredients

Filling

½ pound ground turkey
15 ounces black beans rinsed and drained
15.25 ounces corn drained
1 tomato diced
1 clove garlic minced
4 Tablespoons onion chopped
3 Tablespoons taco seasoning
1 Tablespoon cumin
salt to taste

For the peppers

3 red bell peppers cut in half lengthwise
⅓ cup fat free chicken broth
9 Tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
1 Tablespoon green onion chopped

Instructions

In a large skillet brown the turkey and season with salt. When the turkey is starting to brown, add taco seasoning, onion and garlic. When turkey is cooked through add your black beans, corn, cilantro, diced tomatoes, and cumin. Mix well and simmer on low, covered for 10 minutes. Remove lid and cook for 5 to 10 more minutes until most of the liquid is gone.
Preheat oven to 350°. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, removing seeds and stem.
Place peppers, cut side up in an oven-proof dish. (I used a 9X13) Fill each pepper with 1/2 cup turkey mixture. Pour about 1/3 cup water or chicken broth on the bottom of the dish. Cover tight with foil. Bake 45 minutes, or until the peppers become soft.
Place peppers, cut side up in an oven-proof dish. (I used a 9X13) Fill each pepper with 1/2 cup turkey mixture. Pour about 1/3 cup water or chicken broth on the bottom of the dish. Cover tight with foil. Bake 45 minutes, or until the peppers become soft.
My husband ate it with his favorite salsa!

Nutrition

Calories: 289 kcal · Carbohydrates: 38 g · Protein: 22 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 34 mg · Sodium: 258 mg · Potassium: 743 mg · Fiber: 10 g · Sugar: 7 g · Vitamin A: 2505 IU · Vitamin C: 84 mg · Calcium: 134 mg · Iron: 3 mg

Equipment

Skillet
9x13-inch Baking Pan

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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Sandra says:

I love this recipe! I've made it several times from the Skinny Taste site. Just curious though, how is this recipe "adapted"? Isn't this the exact same recipe, word for word? I ask because I want to know what you've done differently as maybe you've improved it? Thanks!
Six Sisters says:
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It was a little bland for me so I added the taco seasoning and cumin- I also added the cheese, more onion, Sweet corn - not frozen corn to add a little more flavor. - As long as you change 2 or more things you are allowed to say adapted. :) (Notes from our Lawyer) Thanks for your question!
Kristen
Sandra says:

Thanks! I didn't use the hot pepper in the original recipe (baby) so I upped the cumin and added in some chili powder, I bet the taco seasoning would be good as well so I'll have to try that next time.
Yoli says:

How much cilantro do you add?
Thanks in advance,
Yoli
Six Sisters says:

I'm glad you liked them!!!! We are cilantro finatics so I used almost a full bunch. It just depends on what you prefer! Thanks so much for you comments!!!
Yoli says:

I made these tonight (had green peppers on hand), DELISH! My boyfriend at all three of his halves! Definitely will have in our rotation of weekly meals.
Laura Lewis says:

Made these a few nights ago but kept the peppers whole. I doubled the recipe since I was feeding a lot of people. My husband who absolutely loves anything mexican really loved these! I had a lot of left over meat mixture so we made nachos with it.... so good on tortilla chips as well! Thanks for another great easy recipe!
Elizabeth says:

I have been working on what to make with ground turkey. These stuffed red pepper were so good my 17 year old son ate almost all of them. I will be making these many times. I did use white corn and it was amazing.
Beth says:

These look great! Just an FYI...the cilantro is not listed in the ingredients.
Alexandra says:

How would you go about freezing these peppers? Do you bake them before freezing or after?Thanks so much in advance!Blessings!Alexandra
Cyd says:

Peppers freeze really well. You may want to clean them, get the seeds out, and then blanch them before freezing. Thaw them and cook thoroughly.
jenny says:

What is the nutritional value on this recipe it's in the oven now :)
Cyd says:

Just click on the MAGIC button under the picture and then on NUTRITION. It will give you all of the nutritional info on this recipe. It is our new sister site - MyRecipeMagic.com. It's a great way to look for recipes having over 21,000 recipes on the site. Hope you'll stop by and look around!
Mom of Five says:

Weird question, we are already in the 100's where I live, anybody have ideas as to how I might grill this? If I wrapped in tinfoil and placed on the top rack would it cook the pepper enough? I don't want to burn everything while trying it out haha Thanks!

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