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Stuffed Pepper with Mushrooms, Greens, and Ground Turkey

By Joel Fuhrman, M.D.

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 servings

Ingredients

12 ounces lean ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup whole garlic cloves, chopped
2 cups sliced mushrooms
4 cups chopped greens, such as kale or collards
2 cups water
1 cup wild rice
1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 teaspoon hot sauce, if desired
6 whole green or red bell peppers, halved, seeds removed

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cook turkey in a skillet lightly coated with cooking spray or olive oil. Stir in chopped onion, garlic, mushrooms, and greens. Allow to steam slightly. Add 2 cups water and then stir in the rice. Cook covered 30 minutes or until rice is tender.

    Step 2

    Add pumpkin seeds and hot sauce, if desired.

    Step 3

    Place peppers hollow side up in a baking dish and stuff with turkey mixture. Bake, covered, for 1 hour or until peppers are tender.

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From Eat to Live Quick & Easy: 131 Delicious Recipes for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Reversing Disease, and Lifelong Health © 2017 by Joel Fuhrman. Reprinted by permission of Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.
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