Stuffed Red Peppers

Okay, are you guys ready for the most delicious, easiest meal ever! Because these are definitely them! They are soo soo simple yet so fantastic!!!! Plus they are on the healthy side which is a bonus for all you health nuts;)

Stuffed Red Peppers

by: www.dashingdash.com

Ingredients:

(This made 6 Bell peppers halved, Chris and I ate 2 each, plus a huge scoop for Marlee who loved the turkey mixture) 

1 lb lean ground turkey (you could always do ground beef too but the turkey tasted just the same, and healthier so why not right)

3 Red Bell Peppers

2 Cups of Spaghetti Sauce (I like the Newmans brand and the "Cabernet Marinara" worked really well with this recipe.

1 tsp of Basil and Oregano

1 tsp Garlic Powder

1/2 tsp Salt and Pepper

1/2 Cup of Frozen chopped spinach (or whatever other veggie you want)- I LOVED this!!! 

2 TBS Grated Parmesan cheese plus some to garnish over the top of each pepper

Directions: Preheat oven to 450. Line the baking sheet with foil and spray with some cooking spray. Wash the red peppers and cut around the stem to remove. Cut peppers in half length-wise and remove seeds and ribs inside the peppers. Cook the ground turkey, add the sauce and seasonings to the mixture. When the turkey is completely cooked add the spinach and Parmesan and stir until everything is well combined. Scoop 1/2 C of the turkey into each pepper. Sprinkle some Parmesan over each pepper and bake for 20-30 min or until cheese is melted (ours were good at 20 mins!) Remove from oven and gobble it up!!!! delicious!!! 

Turkey Protein Burger

I'm a stay at home mom, so I don't know about the rest of you but I get bored of the same ol' boring lunches which are usually a turkey sandwich, pp&j, crackers and cheese, etc... This turkey burger is so simple and amazingly delicious, perfect for a lunch because it's not too heavy!:)

Turkey Protein Burger:

recipe adapted by: http://willcrossfitforfood.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/paleo-turkey-burgers-sweet-potato-fries/

1 lb of ground turkey

1/2 c of chopped onions

1 TB garlic powder

pepper & salt

lettuce

tomatoes

avocado

onion

any other toppings you want

olive oil

Mix (with your hands) the ground turkey, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chopped onions all together in a small bowl. Once mixed really well make into turkey patties.. however big the size you want them to be, but make sure they aren't too thick! Mine took awhile for the inside to cook when the outside was completely done because I made them too think. Put some olive oil in a pan and cook the patty's until the bottom is golden brown then flip and do the same on the other side. Top with tomato, onion, avocados, whatever you'd like, and wrap them in a leaf of lettuce and ENJOY!! My husband even puts Tabasco on his (of course) or you can do BBQ sauce, ketchup, whatever sounds tasty to you!



Turkey Cabbage

 As I have mentioned before my good friend Aubs does Paleo and so I always try to steal her recipes because they are always so easy, different, and yummy!!! Another reason why I love this recipe is because you can really do whatever you want with it. You can put the Turkey mixture on anything really!! You can do cabbage like the recipe, rice, tortilla, on a salad, anything you want, but the thing I love about the cabbage is it gives it some crunchy, yummy different flavor. Hope you like it.

Turkey Cabbage

by: Aubrey Vick: http://paleomadepainless.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-04-29T13:21:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=32&by-date=false#!/2012/04/days-8-9-and-10.html

1 lb of Turkey

1 bag of shredded cabbage (I buy the actual cabbage and just slice it up)

1 onion- diced

1 can diced tomatoes

bacon (I've done it with and without bacon and it's delicious either way)

olive oil or coconut oil

garlic

spices : pepper, salt, cayenne, pepper flakes, oregano, whatever you would like

First brown your turkey with some olive oil and garlic, add your spices, once the turkey is browned throw in the can of diced tomatoes. Next in a separate pan use some butter and cook your bacon 4 or 5 pieces is usually great (or omit this part). and take them out of the pan to cool off. Next either use the pan you just cooked the bacon in or another pan to saute some onions for a little bit and then throw in the cabbage and saute for a few minutes(I usually use coconut oil for this process because I like the flavor it gives)  Aubs adds some honey to the cabbage mixture to help take away the bitterness, but I think that the coconut oil does this. Next cut the bacon into little pieces and throw that into the cabbage mixture. Throw the cabbage mixture on the bottom of your plate and the turkey on top! Yum Yum!