I love bell peppers and have loved stuffed bell peppers. I have my garden in the backyard growing and here are some pictures of the bell peppers from last year as they have not grown just yet.
Bell peppers are quite low in calories, with as few as 24 calories per medium green bell pepper and as many as 50 in a large yellow bell pepper. Unless you plan to eat bell peppers like candy, calorie count should not be an issue. What is also good about bell pepper nutrition facts is that there’s virtually no fat, no sodium or cholesterol.
Bell peppers are considered a fat burning food because with 10% fiber, your body will have to work harder to digest it. Although bell peppers do not contain a significant quantity of protein, that shouldn’t persuade you against taking advantage of the health benefits of bell peppers.
Red bell peppers have 10 times more Vitamin A than green or yellow.
Bell Peppers also help with increasing your energy as it has capsicum. Capsicum is also good in B-complex group of vitamins such as niacin, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin (vitamin B-1).
Stuffed Bell Peppers
4 Bell Peppers, (cut the tops off and wash the seeds out of the insides)1 pound lean ground turkey or diced chicken
1 small onion, diced
1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
3/4 cup water
1 cup couscous (you can use brown rice)
1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup feta cheese
Filling:
Brown the ground beef. Add in the onion and saute until transparent. Mix in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and cover and simmer until the rice is tender, approximately 30-40 minutes.
Stuff the peppers with the cooked filling. Stand upright in a 9X9 baking pan. Add about 1 inch of water in the bottom of the pan. Cover with tin foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. sprinkle with feta cheese after the peppers have cooked through.
Enjoy! You can add almost anything to the mixture including black beans, celery and rotel for more taste.
