Paleo Turkey Stuffed Peppers
This recipe for paleo turkey stuffed peppers is on of the more popular healthy recipes here at The Bewitchin’ Kitchen. It’s also one of my family’s go-to quick paleo meals during the week.
My husband and I have recently started to eat Paleo. Don’t know what Paleo is? Basically: eat what a caveman would eat, but these days it’s a little more gourmet. If you can grow it or kill it – you’re good. I made these Paleo Turkey Stuffed Peppers tonight for dinner and they were delicious. Plus they’re super quick! Talk about an easy recipe and a low calorie dinner when you don’t have much time to cook.
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These delicious peppers stuffed with turkey and a homemade marinara and veggies have been a hit, I think it’s time I add some more don’t you think? If you have any paleo recipe ideas you would like to see, mention them in the comments.
Paleo Turkey Stuffed Peppers
This is the first version of the stuffed pepper recipe, I call it the easy version. It uses organic marinara sauce (you’ll have to read the label to see if it’s paleo or not). A completely made from scratch paleo stuffed pepper recipe can be found below on the recipe card.
The original photo of this recipe from 2013, keeping it here to remind myself how far my photography skills have come 😉
Ingredients
- 1lb ground turkey
- 2 cups organic marinara sauce (I used Catelli Organics)
- 1 tbsp basil
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 cups spinach
- 3 red bell peppers
Method
Pre-heat to 450
Cook up the ground turkey and add marinara and spices. Let simmer for the flavors to incorporate. In the meantime, take the tops off the peppers, slice them in half and de-seed them.
Add spinach to turkey mixture and stir until wilted.
Distribute the turkey evenly to the halved red peppers and bake for 25 minutes.
*Update August 2015: I finally made the paleo turkey stuffed peppers completely from scratch and wanted to share what I did. Here is a printable recipe for you:
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Paleo Stuffed Peppers
Paleo Turkey Stuffed Peppers
This paleo stuffed peppers recipe is so easy to make!
Servings 6 halves
Calories 156kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 3 cups spinach
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp chopped basil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 3 red bell peppers
Instructions
- Sauté the ground turkey, in olive oil, until cooked over medium heat. Add the spinach and stir until wilted.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, except for peppers, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Cut the tops off of each pepper and remove the seeds and stems. Slice each pepper in half, down the middle.
- Lay the peppers down on a baking sheet and spoon the turkey mixture into each half.
- Bake at 425 F for 25 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 548mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3541IU | Vitamin C: 89mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg
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THIS IS THE BEST STUFFED PEPPERS EVER! this is the first time making a comment on recipe but I just had too!! My kids loved this dinner….they even asked for seconds! Thank goodness I doubled it! Thank you so much for sharing
AHHHHHH!!!! Thank you Megan! You made my night 😀 I’m thrilled you like them!
Made these tonight. Easy and delicious! Totally Whole30 approved if you use Muir Glen crushed tomatoes. Thank you!
Thanks for letting me know Jocelyn! I’m so happy you liked them 🙂
I made these tonight and they turned out incredible! I can’t wait to make them again, thanks for the healthy recipes.
I just wanted to say that I’ve made seven of the recipes on the bewitchinkitchen site. I never cook! Now, I have taken over all cooking at home and my wife loves it! We try very hard to eat clean and these recipes make it so easy. They are delicious, easy to make and 100% Whole30. Your “25 Easy Whole30 Recipes” not only allowed me to eat clean, it nurtured a love of cooking. Who knew? Thank you very much.
Mike your comment made my week! Thank you so much for sharing this with me.
Just made this dinner tonight for my husband and me – it was so quick and easy! So good as well! Thanks for this, we loved it!
Thanks for leaving a review Clare 🙂 So happy you liked it!
These are delicious! I have made them several times and they’re always a big hit! I was wondering if it’s okay to substitute ground beef for the turkey?
Yes! I have done that lots and they still taste fantastic!
So I’ve made these peppers so many times! I love the recipe! I’m just not clear on the serving size. It says 6 servings, but then it says serving size 1 gram. Is that to mean 1 pepper half? One of 6 servings? Tried to figure out calories on my own based on the ingredients. It seems like a serving would be 2 halves. Could you clarify? Thanks!!