Turkey Stuffed Peppers – Paleo – Whole30 – Gluten Free

These turkey-stuffed peppers are a healthy way to enjoy a traditional dish, which normally contains rice.

This recipe is clean eating at its best. They are Paleo, Whole30 compliant, and gluten-free, too!  

There is no rice or other high-carb fillings. Drained chopped peppers and wilted spinach combine with the ground turkey to make a flavorful filling that will satisfy the most picky of eaters.

Keep reading to learn how to make ground turkey stuffed peppers with no rice or cheese.

Ingredients for these gluten-free ground turkey stuffed peppers

To make this stuffed pepper recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients: 

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 pound of ground turkey
• 3 large peppers
• 2 large cloves of garlic
• 3 small peppers (I used tri-color peppers to give the dish lots of color), chopped
• 14 ounces of diced tomatoes, lightly drained
• 3 cups of baby spinach
• 2 tablespoons each of fresh parsley, basil, and oregano
• Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Let’s make some turkey stuffed peppers!

This recipe is very easy to make.

Start by removing the tops of the peppers and cleaning out the seeds and membranes. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).

Fresh herbs add lots of flavor to this recipe. I used basil, oregano, and parsley.

Add olive oil to a non-stick frying pan and brown the ground turkey until it is no longer pink.

Add the chopped small peppers, fresh herbs, spinach, and garlic, and cook until the vegetables are soft and the spinach has wilted.

Stir in the salt and pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes more.

Stir in the drained, diced tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes until everything is well-incorporated.

Spoon the mixture into the cleaned peppers, and place the baking dish in the preheated oven. Cook for 25 minutes.

Time for dinner!

I thought I would miss the cheese that normally comes on top of stuffed peppers, but the filling was so flavorful, I didn’t mind it at all. They are light, tasty, and filling, in spite of the fact that there is no rice in the mixture.

Serve the gluten-free stuffed peppers with roasted vegetables or steamed green beans.

If you love ground turkey recipes, check out my ground turkey slow cooker chili.  Super tasty!

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