South Beach Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

• 6 large bell peppers, any color
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 -2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies (with juice)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 12 cups grated cheese

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In large frying pan, brown turkey well and.
3. Push ground beef to the side, add olive oil saute onion 3-4 minutes, until well softened.
4. Add rinsed black beans, tomatoes and juice, green chiles and juice, chile powder, and cumin.
5. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20-30 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated.
6. While mixture simmers, cut tops off peppers and remove seeds.
7. Cut a very thin slice from the bottoms so peppers are flat on the bottom and will stand up.
8. When mixture in pan seems dry, turn off heat.
9. Let cool about 5 minutes, then mix in cooked rice and cheese.
10. Stuff each pepper with the meat/rice mixture, pushing it down so peppers are tightly filled.
11. Place peppers in a dish small enough to hold them compactly and cover with foil.
12. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
13. Uncover, and bake 10-20 minutes more, until tops are slightly browned and pepper skin can be pierced easily with a fork.
14. Serve immediately.

bell peppers, ground turkey, olive oil, onion, black beans, tomatoes, green chilies, chili powder, ground cumin, brown rice, grated cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/south-beach-southwestern-stuffed-peppers-428822 (may not work)