Recipe: Delicious Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers. This Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Stuffed Peppers recipe is so versatile since you can stuff your peppers with lots of different ingredients, such as rice, beans, veggies, and meat. I chose to make my stuffed peppers with only sweet potatoes and ground turkey because those were the ingredients I had on hand. Place peppers in a square casserole dish, cut side up, and fill with turkey mixture.

If necessary, add more olive oil or a little bit of water to cook the sweet potato. I love the sweet potatoes and carrots in this dish. Having them as a side works so well with the ground turkey and tomato meat sauce because they add an earthy complimentary sweetness. You can have Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers

1. You need 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
2. You need 1 pound of ground turkey.
3. It's 1 of large sweet potato.
4. It's 3 of large bell peppers.
5. Prepare 1 of onion.
6. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic chopped.
7. You need 1/3 cup of tomato sauce.
8. It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
9. You need 2 teaspoon of chili powder.
10. Prepare of Shredded cheese and fresh parsley.

I've always thought that stuffed peppers taste good with some sweetness added. Growing up, we would sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar on top. I've been craving my Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Stuffed Peppers lately. Where I'm in Brazil, it isn't very easy to find the type of sweet potato we have in North America.

Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat..
3. Add ground turkey and garlic. Stir occasionally and cook for about 10 minutes..
4. Add onions and cook until onions are gold brown..
5. Add the sweet potato, cover the skillet and cook until they are tender. It is about 8mins. Don’t forget to stir occasionally. Add tomato sauce, ground chili pepper, salt and pepper to taste. If necessary, add more olive oil or a little bit of water to cook the sweet potato..
6. Arrange the peppers in a baking dish. The cavity side is facing up..
7. Fill each bell pepper halve with the ground turkey-sweet potato mix. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, or until the peppers are cooked and soft..
8. Remove from the oven and garnish with cheese and parsley..

I decided for obvious reasons to mix things up and change my original recipe. This time, my stuffed peppers don't have sweet potato, but instead, they have green beans. Some cooks may relegate sweet potatoes to only holiday casseroles and Thanksgiving side dishes, but these decadent spuds deserve a spot on your dinner table. Whether you call them stuffed, twice-baked, or loaded, the whole family is sure to enjoy these jazzed up sweet potatoes. See recipes for Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers too.