10/29/2025
🍽️ Tonight’s dinner is brought to you by some of our favorite WIC-approved ingredients!
We’re cooking up something colorful and healthy — green peppers! 🫑 These tasty veggies aren’t just delicious — they’re packed with nutrition.
💚 Low in calories, big on benefits:
High in Vitamin C to boost your immune system
A good source of Vitamin A for glowing skin and healthy vision
Perfect for make-ahead meals — chop, stuff, or sauté for an easy weeknight win!
Healthy, budget-friendly — now that’s dinner done right! 💪✨
✨ Try this recipe below and taste how simple healthy eating can be. Your body (and your family) will thank you! 👇
🛒 Ingredients:
-8 green peppers 🫑
-2 lbs ground turkey or ground beef (your choice!)
-2 cups brown rice, cooked per package directions
-1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, or 2 cups fresh tomatoes, diced
-2 Tbsp tomato paste
-2 Tbsp olive oil
-1 onion, diced
-1 red or yellow pepper, diced
-1 egg
-1 cup Parmesan cheese
-1 clove garlic, minced
👩🍳 Directions:
1. Prep the peppers: Cut the tops off the green peppers and remove seeds. Rinse and set aside.
2. Cook the filling:
-Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
-Add diced onion, red/yellow pepper, and garlic. Sauté until softened.
-Add ground turkey or beef and cook until browned. Drain any excess fat.
3. Mix it up: In a large bowl, combine the cooked meat mixture with cooked wild rice, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, egg, and Parmesan cheese. Stir until well blended.
4. Stuff the peppers: Spoon the filling into each green pepper.
5. Bake: Place peppers upright in a baking dish. Add about ½ cup water to the bottom of the dish. Cover with foil and bake at 375°F for 35–40 minutes, until the peppers are tender.
6. Serve & enjoy! Sprinkle with a little extra Parmesan if you’d like and serve warm.
