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Vegetarian quinoa stuffed red peppers
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Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers With Quinoa

So, let’s see what it takes to make these delicious vegetarian quinoa stuffed peppers.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup spinach cut in thin strips
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder or more to taste
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 6 bell peppers tops cut, stemmed and seeded

Instructions

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Saute onions in oil for 5 minutes or so, until translucent
  • Add crushed garlic and cook another minute
  • Mix onion and garlic mixture with the cooked quinoa, tomatoes, spinach and add chili powder, salt and pepper to taste
  • Spoon the filling each each bell pepper cavity
  • Place on prepared baking dish, cavity side up, and bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is heated through, about 25-30 minutes.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

  • use red, yellow or orange peppers for a sweet taste (green peppers are bittern when cooked)
  • feel free to improvise: I sometimes add black beans for an extra dose of protein; nuts are great too! Actually, there are so many combinations you can create for your stuffed peppers!
  • if you’re in the rush, you can skip step 2 and 3 and just use onion and garlic powder instead. The taste will suffer just a bit, but it will still be really yummy!