Stuffed Pepper Soup

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 1 h 8
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Health Highlights
This recipe has everything you love about stuffed peppers, but in soup form; it's the ultimate comfort food!

Ingredients


454 gm Ground turkey, extra lean
1 medium pepper(s) Orange bell pepper (diced)
1 medium pepper(s) Red bell pepper (diced)
1 medium pepper(s) Yellow bell pepper (diced)
1 medium Yellow onion (chopped)
2 tbsp Garlic (minced)
1 can(s) (15oz) Tomato sauce, canned (with juice)
1 can(s) (13oz) Diced tomatoes, canned
2 cup Beef broth (stock)
2 tbsp Maple syrup
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Italian herb seasoning, McCormick
1 cup Quinoa, cooked (1/3 cup dry)
1 dash Salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions


Step 1: In a large pan, cook the ground turkey over medium heat until it begins to brown and reaches an internal temperature of 74 C/165.2 F.

Step 2: Add the peppers, onion, and garlic to the turkey and sauté for five minutes.

Step 3: Stir in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (with juice), beef broth, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.

Step 4: Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.

Step 5: While the soup is simmering, prepare the quinoa as per package instructions (this should take approximately 15-20 minutes).

Step 6: When the timer goes off, stir in the cooked quinoa and Italian seasoning and serve.


Notes:

Tips: 

  • Top with diced avocado, cilantro, a lime wedge, shredded cheddar cheese, hot sauce, tortilla strips, or a dollop of sour cream or plain Greek yogurt to amp up the appearance and flavor.
  • Replace the ground turkey with beans or lentils of choice, and the beef broth with vegetable broth, to make the recipe vegetarian and vegan-friendly.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 160
Calories from fat 19.0
Calories from saturated fat 4.0
Total Fat 2.1 g
Saturated Fat 0.4 g
Trans Fat 0
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Cholesterol 27.8 mg
Sodium 843 mg
Potassium 673 mg
Total Carbohydrate 19.7 g
Dietary Fiber 3.3 g
Sugars 6.7 g
Protein 17.2 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 0.4
Meat 0.6
Vegetables 1.6

Energy sources


Pygal45%466.7441334548748181.751686478541412%373.89196588586674282.5371602193067743%294.3884449301367175.7458020546229745%12%43%CarbohydratesFatProtein

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