Hungarian Stuffed Peppers

Hello!!

I decided to make Hungarian Stuffed Peppers for my assignment. I got this recipe from Pinterest! I sure love pinterest! I chose this recipe first off because I absolutely LOVE stuffed peppers. And I chose Hungarian stuffed peppers because my boyfriend (who helped me cook this meal) served an LDS mission in Hungary.

First off this meal tastes AMAZING! Hungarian paprika has a lot more flavor than the regular stuff. I don't think I'll ever go back to regular paprika!

This recipe called for
1 lb ground turkey
3 green bell peppers
1/3 cup uncooked rice
1 medium onion
1/2 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 46 oz bottle of tomato juice
flour to coat meat mixture

You mix all of the ingedients together except for the tomato juice and the peppers. Then you cut the peppers in half length wise and pack the meat mixture in tightly. Then you lightly coat the exposed meat with flour and place all of the peppers in a pot and completely cover them with the tomato juice. Cover with a lid and allow to boil. Then turn it down to a simmer until the rice cooks. Then dinner is served!

This meal was super easy and super tasty!!! 

These are the values per serving

Calories 146.5

Total fat 3.6g

saturated fat 1.1g

polyunsaturated fat .2g

monounsaturated fat .3g

Cholesterol 57.7 mg

Sodium 396.2 mg

Potassium 930.3 mg

Total Carbohydrate 17.6g

dietary fiber 3.5g

sugars 8.3 g

Protein 11.3g

Vit A 12.4%

Vit B-6 2.8%

Vit C 117.2%

Calcium 2.8%

Iron 6.6%

Protein and fats: This meal has lots of protein in it. And it uses ground turkey so the meat is much leaner and a healthier alternative for ground beef. The proteins are good for building up the muscles in your body and the fats that are in this meal are healthier fats and are natural from the turkey and egg.

Vitamins and minerals: This meal has a lot of vitamins and minerals in it. I only listed a few but there are so many that are good for replenishing your body. And it's very high in vitamin C with helps protect our bodies illnesses and is a very effective antioxidant. Also per serving this meal has a lot of fiber which is helpful in keeping our digestive system regular. 

There is a bit of sugar in this meal but it's natural from the tomato juice and peppers. Natural sugars are much better on the body than processed and refined sugars. The only other thing about this meal is the tomato juice had quite a bit of sodium in it which is why we got the reduced sodium kind. It helped keep the sodium levels down just a bit.

To go along with this meal we had whole wheat french bread. It was perfect to dip in the left over sauce and gives us a little bit more of whole grains our bodies could use. You could also pair pretty much any vegetable with it. And for dessert we did smoothies. We just used nonfat yogurt and mixed frozen berries in with it. It was a simple sweet treat that satisfied any after meal sweet cravings.

This meal was really easy and had so many healthy choices in it. It's something I definitely plan on making again!!!

Memmott, J