Spooky Stuffed Peppers (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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8 orange-colored bell peppers.
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2 tablespoons of olive oil.
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Around 2 1/4 cups diced yellow onion (1 onion roughly).
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1 pound ground turkey or chicken (16 ounces).
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1 tablespoon of garlic, minced (about three cloves).
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1 1/2 cups white basmati rice, already cooked (follow directions on the package).
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1 can of black beans (15.5 ounces), drained and rinsed.
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1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces).
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1 teaspoon oregano, dried.
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1 teaspoon dried basil.
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt.
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper.
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3/4 cup of shredded cheddar or Colby Jack cheese.
# Instructions:
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Set your oven to heat up to 400°F.
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Slice the tops off the peppers. Use a small knife to clean out the seeds and ribs. Carve faces into one side of each pepper for decoration, then put them into a 9x13-inch baking pan.
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Add olive oil to a skillet and warm over medium heat. Toss in the onions. Cook and stir them every so often for 5 minutes.
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Stir in minced garlic and ground chicken (or turkey). Cook for another 5 minutes, breaking the meat into smaller pieces as it cooks.
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Mix in the rice, black beans, tomato sauce, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Let it cook for 3-5 minutes, just until the sauce starts to get absorbed into the rice. Turn off the heat.
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Stuff each pepper generously with the rice mixture. Sprinkle each with some shredded cheese on top.
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Pour about 1 1/2 cups of water into the baking dish. Place in the oven and bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until the peppers soften and the cheese melts.
# Notes:
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Get creative with the faces you carve on the bell peppers!
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Switch out the ground turkey or chicken for any protein you like.
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You can prepare these in advance and pop them into the oven when you're ready to eat.