Ingredients:
  • 4 medium sweet bell peppers (any color)
  • 1/2 lb ground chicken or turkey or 95% lean ground beef
  • 1/2 C golden raisins
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 C sliced stuffed green olives
  • 1/2 tsp chopped garlic (jarred)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 C precooked brown rice, heated

Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
2.
Cut the tops off peppers, removing seeds and white membranes. Place in a baking pan.
3.
In a nonstick skillet, cook beef, garlic, cinnamon, and cumin on medium heat until beef is slightly pink (3 to 4 minutes). Add raisins and tomato sauce and cook until mixture is hot (about 3 more minutes).
4.
Remove skillet from heat and mix in rice and sliced olives. Place equal amounts of the mixture into each pepper and replace tops. Cover pan tightly with foil.
5.
Bake until peppers are soft (about 15 minutes).

Serves 4.  5 points each

CALORIES 258.9 CAL

 

FAT 5.3 G

 

SATURATED FAT 1.2 G

 

CHOLESTEROL 30 MG

 

SODIUM 301.6 MG

 

CARBOHYDRATES 41.2 G

 

TOTAL SUGARS 17 G

 

DIETARY FIBER 5.7 G

 

PROTEIN 15 G