Stuffed Peppers with Honey Balsamic Cabbage Steaks!

Well this dinner went down tonight!!! You can imagine that my now vegetarian/almost vegan daughter was in HEAVEN!!! ;) I have been totally wanting to try the cabbage steaks for awhile so I was super stoked to get those going, the peppers however.....I'm not a HUGE pepper girl, so I wasn't as eager to dive into those! Surprisingly the whole meal was SUPER easy to prep and prepare and you know how this girl LOVES easy and make it HEALTHY and I am seriously SOLD! The final word from the family tonight - It's a KEEPER!! It's going into the rotation! Some things I was pleasantly surprised by:

- I didn't gag or want to puke from eating the peppers
- cabbage steaks are pretty much the BOMB
- the whole meal was EXTREMELY filling

If you are feeling adventurous and ready to try something new I highly recommend stepping out of your comfort zone and giving this meal a shot! Isn't that what life is about?!.....stepping out of your COMFORT ZONE!!! Nothing good ever comes from constantly being safe!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! It's VINO time here! Muahhh!!! XO


STUFFED PEPPERS

Ingredients:

4 peppers (I used a variety pack of colors)
2 tsp Olive Oil
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 pound ground turkey
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp Himalayan salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 cup of tomato sauce
2 cups of cooked quinoa
1 can black beans drained
1 can of corn drained
1 cup of colby ja
1 cup of colby jack cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Saute onion in a little olive oil

3. Add turkey and the spices including the salt and pepper

4. Cut the tops off the peppers and and clean out insides (thankfully hubby was home for this part...)

5. Once turkey mixture is cooked add tomato sauce, quinoa, beans and corn

6. Fill each pepper with mixture. (I did have mixture left over and we just put it in a container in fridge to use for wraps this week)

7. Cover and bake for 35 minutes.

8. Uncover, sprinkle tops with cheese and cook an additional 5 minutes to melt the cheese.



HONEY BALSAMIC ROASTED CABBAGE STEAKS

1/2 head of green cabbage cut into 1/2 inch thick slices

3 tbsps of olive oil

3/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 tsp honey

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and brush a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil

2. Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey in a bowl

3. Arrange cabbage slices in a single layer on baking sheet and brush with honey balsamic vinegar mixture. Season with salt & pepper

4. Roast until cabbage slices are tender and edges are golden (25 - 30 mins)