My biggest accomplishment this afternoon was getting rid of my headache, but that’s actually a pretty big accomplishment in my book! I finished GhostWorld and I can officially say I’m not a fan 😦
After crappy movie hour I finally did my kitchen to-do’s. I pre-made pasta for lunches this week, made dinner, and…..I made a pie!
Tyler Pie to be exact. I can’t give you the recipe, but it is from Pie, Pie, Pie; Easy Homemade Favorites by John Phillip Carroll. I’ve made things from this book throughout the years and I highly recommend it. Here is the description he gives in the book –
Incredible as it sounds, in the past, it was not uncommon to christen foods, particularly desserts, after political figures. Named for the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler of Virginia, this pie has its heritage in the South. Though the ingredients are simple, the pie has a caramel-like flavor and a smooth texture that combine to give it a soothing quality. It is a suitable for breakfast as it is after a good meal.
More on that later though, dinner was a success! I pulled the recipe completely from my head and it ended up being great 🙂
Stuffed Peppers, serves 4
- 5oz ww penne pasta
- 1C chopped broccoli
- 1T evoo
- 8oz 99% lean ground turkey
- 1/2C marinara sauce
- 4oz log goat cheese
- 4 peppers, any color (we used red, yellow, and orange)
- 1/4 shredded cheese (we used 2% cheddar)
- Cook pasta, following box directions. In the last 3-5minutes of cooking stir in broccoli. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 475*. Cut the tops off of the peppers. Using a spoon, scoop out the pith and seeds, careful not to break the bottoms of the peppers.
- Put pot back on stove, turn heat down to medium and heat evoo. Add turkey meat and cook for 2-3minutes. Pour in marinara sauce and finish cooking meat through. Remove from heat.
- Add pasta and broccoli back to pot, along with goat cheese, and stir to mix.
- Spoon pasta into peppers. Split cheese ontop of the peppers. Place peppers on a foiled cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15minutes.
Notes on the recipe –
* Think anti-Sir-Mix-A lot with the peppers, get ones with flat bottoms (i.e. they will stand alone)
*I did not do this, but I highly recommend preheating the peppers for 5-10minutes
* Each serving has ~400calories
Our peppers were pretty small so I ate some filling on the side.
I took too much though, I ended up leaving most of the extra filling. I needed room in my belly for pie!
It was pretty good, it had a nice eggy taste to it. I got some free coupons for Wholly Wholesome products so I used one of their pie crusts.
We watched “The Open Window” while we ate, which was also a strange movie. And now it is late, and bedtime. Nighty night!
Do you bake?
Eating Chalk 
Yums. I love stuffed peppers – and yellow are my favorite. I also LOVE to bake. L-O-V-E. I don’t make many pies – but you may have inspired me to give it a shot more often…
I do like to bake. My daughter and I used to have a “Cooking Club” that was really a “Baking Club.” We thought we made pretty tasty things, but her dad always said (after trying the thing once), “it’s good, but give the rest to your cousins.”
Mom – that’s kind of what Adam said last night! He liked it better this morning though. You would love what we made, it tastes like caramel.