Ingredients

• 2 large sweet peppers (yellow, red, or green)
• 3/4 pound ground raw turkey
• 1 medium leek, thinly sliced (1/3 cup)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (1-1/2 cups)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking rice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon snipped parsley
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules
• Few dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
• 1 slice Colby cheese (1 ounce), cut into 4 triangles

Directions

1. Halve peppers lengthwise; discard seeds and membrane. Cook peppers, uncovered, in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes; invert on paper towels to drain well.

2. In a skillet cook ground turkey, leek, and garlic until turkey is brown and leek is tender. Drain off any fat. Stir in chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, uncooked rice, water, parsley, basil, bouillon granules, and hot pepper sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Place pepper halves in an 8×8×2-inch baking dish. Fill each pepper half with some of the turkey-rice mixture.

3. Bake, covered, in a 350 degree F. oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through. Top each pepper with a cheese triangle. Serve immediately. Makes 4 main-dish servings.

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