Baked Bean Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Each stuffed pepper contains less than 250 calories and is low in sugar, salt and saturated fat. The peppers are stuffed with a gorgeous, vegetable-rich sauce made from onions, garlic, courgette, spinach, turkey mince, and baked beans.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tsp vegetable oil (canola oil)
• 1 onion (diced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• pinch freshly ground black pepper
• 500 g lean turkey mince (ground turkey) (or veggie mince)
• 1 courgette (zucchini) (diced)
• 415 g canned no added sugar baked beans
• 1 tsp tomato puree
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 75 g spinach (roughly chopped)
• 6 peppers
• 50 g reduced-fat cheese (grated)
• 5 g parsley (finely chopped)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Warm the oil in a large pan over a medium heat.
2. 2Add the onion and garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 3-5 minutes until just softening.
3. 3Add the turkey mince and fry until all the pink has gone – use your spatula to break up any lumps as it fries.
4. 4Add the courgette and stir through.
5. 5Add the beans and stir through.
6. 6Add the tomato puree, cumin and smoked paprika.
7. 7Stir, then simmer for 10 minutes until slightly thickened.
8. 8Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan).
9. 9Add the spinach and stir through. Season to taste.
10. 10Pick six peppers that are able to stand up upright. Cut the tops off the peppers and arrange on a large, lightly greased tray.
11. 11Spoon the filling into them.
12. 12Put a pinch of cheese on top of each one.
13. 13Sprinkle with the parsley.
14. 14Bake for 10 minutes until the cheese has melted. Dig in!