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    PICADILLO STUFFED PEPPERS (Friday)


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    PICADILLO STUFFED PEPPERS (Friday)
    Makes 4 servings

    Preparation time: 15 minutes

    Cooking time: 5 to 6 hours on low

    1 (26-ounce) jar no-salt-added or regular marinara sauce

    1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

    1/2 teaspoon cumin

    1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

    4 medium green bell peppers

    8 ounces ground chicken

    1 small diced zucchini

    1/2 cup quick-cooking barley

    1/3 cup finely chopped onion

    1/4 cup raisins

    In a large bowl, combine marinara sauce, vinegar, cumin and cinnamon; mix well. Spoon 1 1/2 cups mixture into a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Slice off top 1/2 inch of peppers; seed peppers and reserve tops. Add chicken, zucchini, barley, onion and raisins to remaining sauce; mix well. Evenly spoon mixture into peppers (pack filling if necessary); replace tops. Stand upright in cooker. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or until tender and when internal temperature of filling is 165 degrees. Serve with sauce.

    Per serving: 352 calories, 20 grams protein, 6 grams fat (16 percent calories from fat), 1.7 grams saturated fat, 55 grams carbohydrate, 37 milligrams cholesterol, 102 milligrams sodium, 10 grams fiber.


 

 

 


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