Ground Turkey Stuffed Pepper Casserole

Turkey stuffed pepper casserole in a white casserole dish with a silver serving spoon scooping out a serving.

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Ground Turkey Stuffed Pepper Casserole

Stuffed pepper flavors in an easy, cheesy casserole! Ground turkey, rice, diced bell peppers, and marinara sauce are covered with mozzarella cheese and baked until bubbling. A great family-friendly dinner with phenomenal leftovers!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Servings: Servings

Calories: 353kcal

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground turkey
1 yellow onion finely diced
3-4 bell peppers any color
3 cloves fresh garlic
15 ounces fire-roasted diced tomatoes with juices (1 can)
24 ounces marinara sauce (1 jar)
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cups fresh baby spinach
1 cup quick cooking rice (see note)
1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Garnish (optional)

chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350˚F.
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground turkey and onion, breaking it apart with a spatula as it cooks.
After 1-2 minutes add the bell peppers and fresh garlic, and continue to cook until no longer pink- about 4-6 minutes.
Add the fire roasted tomatoes, marinara sauce, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and stir to combine. Then add the spinach and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the spinach is wilted, then stir in the rice.
Transfer the mixture to a large casserole dish (9x13 inch). Then cover the top with the mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the edges are bubbly and the cheese is melted.
Garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.

Notes

Substitutions:

Lean ground turkey – Ground chicken or beef will work too!
Yellow onion – white, sweet or red can be substituted.
Fire-roasted diced tomatoes – Fire-roasted tomatoes are more flavorful than the traditional variety, but if you’re in a pinch, regular diced tomatoes will work just fine. You can use regular or garlic flavor.
Bell peppers – Green, yellow, orange, red, or a combination.
Quick cooking rice – In order for the rice to cook through, it needs to be quick cooking, like Minute rice. If you want to use long grain rice, you can pre-cook the rice and add in 2.5 cups of cooked rice instead of uncooked quick cooking rice.

How to Store: To save leftovers, separate into meal sized portions and then place in an airtight container and store:

in the refrigerator for 3-4 days
in the freezer up to a month

How to Freeze: Making this ground turkey stuffed pepper casserole recipe into a freezer meal is simple! Follow the steps in the original post to see instructions.

How to Reheat: This can be reheated in the microwave in 30 second increments, or cover with tin foil and place into the oven to reheat.

How to Scale: This makes a large 9x13 inch casserole. If you need less, you can half the recipe and make it in an 8x8 inch casserole dish.

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