Healthy Recipes

My dinner tonight is COMFORT FOOD that will leave you full and satisfied, but certainly NOT regretful. Stuffed green peppers are a huge favorite of mine! The ingredients I grew up eating in them was ground beef, Campbell's tomato soup and white rice... along with spices and deliciousness! So, I wanted a little healthier version. Pinterest has TONS of ideas, but I sorta just... made mine up. My mother told me, when BAKING, you follow the recipe. When COOKING, you follow your taste buds. So here it is!

Laura's green peppers-  makes about 6
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
6 bell peppers (I use green but you can use whatever color, or mix it up!) **
1 pound of Ground Turkey
1 bag of boil-in-the-bag Whole Grain Brown Rice

I small can of Tomato sauce.
1 Zucchini
1 Roma Tomato
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
Oregano, to taste
Salt and Pepper, to taste

Brown the turkey in a large skillet. At the same time, boil the rice according to the instructions. Once the turkey is browned, drain and rinse it. Once rice is cooked, add it to the skillet with the turkey. Slice the zucchini and cut the slices into fourths and add that to the skillet. Dice the roma tomato and add that to the mix. Add about 3/4 of the can of tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper to the mix. Let simmer (while the zucchini softens) stirring occasionally. For the peppers, cut off the tops, remove the seeds from the insides and rinse out with water. Fill each green pepper "cup" with the mixture. Spoon the rest of the tomato sauce on the top of each pepper. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.

**Since it's just the fella and me, I only make a few peppers at once. BUT I make the WHOLE mixture and freeze it to use later. Easy dinners for rushed nights! Delish!







I'm such a foodie, you guys. Seriously. BUT- I know a big issue with me is what and how much I eat. Knowing this (and trust me, it took me awhile to learn this about myself), situations that involve food instantly become a struggle. This includes, but is not limited to:

- Birthdays,
- Sporting events,
- Holidays,
- Office parties,
- Happy hours,
- Girls nights,
- Date nights,
- Church functions,
- Family get-togethers
- Staff meetings

So basically my whole life. I mean, obviously we all need food to live. But the food CAN be healthy AND delicious. This little section is dedicated to me, to YOU, and to our health. CHEERS!