"Stuffed" Peppers.......My Way =)

   These are stuffed peppers, my way.....cause quite frankly I think stuffing pepper is a pain in the butt and then once they are done I have no idea how to eat them. Do you eat the stuff out the middle first? Do you try and cut up the pepper and eat it with the stuffing? I don't know, so I took all the guess work out of it =)

Stuffed Peppers...My Way

Ingredients:

1 cup water

1/2 cup uncooked Arborio rice (I used left over rice, I think long grain basanti)

2 green bell peppers, halved and seeded (Red peppers where on sale, I used those instead)

1.5-2lbs Ground Turkey

2 green onions, thinly sliced (I used a sweet onion)

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon salt

1 pinch ground black pepper

1 tomato, diced (I used two Roma)

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (I left the cheese out cause I didn't have any)

 

Preparation:

 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

1. In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside. Or however you prepare your rice, I have a rice cooker.
2. Place the peppers cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Roast 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tender and skin starts to brown. Once done place in freezer for 20-30 mins to cool. Once cool peel the skin off and cut into strips 1/2in X 1in.
3. While the peppers are cooling, brown the turkey meat over medium-high heat with the onion. Add basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato, and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon in the cooked rice, and stir until heated through. Remove from heat, mix in the feta cheese. Add in the pepper strips.
4. Continue cooking for 5 minutes or until heated thoroughly. Serve immediately.