Quinoa-Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
🥘 Description: Dive into the delightful flavors of these Quinoa-Stuffed Green Bell Peppers from lovewithrecipes.com. Packed with wholesome ingredients and bursting with taste, these stuffed peppers are a perfect one-dish meal for any occasion.
🍽️ Recipe Category: One Dish Meal
🔎 Keywords: Lunch/Snacks, Grains, Vegetable, Canadian, Vegan, Kosher, Potluck, Weeknight, Oven, Beginner Cook, < 4 Hours, Easy, Inexpensive
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 233.7
- Fat Content: 5.7g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0.8g
- Cholesterol Content: 0mg
- Sodium Content: 262.7mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 42.1g
- Fiber Content: 6.2g
- Sugar Content: 4.8g
- Protein Content: 8.6g
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 4 green bell peppers
- 1 onion
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 8 ounces frozen corn kernels
- 1 can corn kernels
- 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- Bread crumbs for sprinkling
Instructions:
- Prepare Quinoa: Rinse quinoa under cold water and drain well.
- Cook Quinoa: In a saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Stir in quinoa, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed and quinoa is translucent.
- Prep Peppers: Cut 1/2-inch off the tops of green peppers and remove seeds.
- Blanch Peppers: In a large saucepan filled with boiling water, cook peppers for 5 minutes or until tender-crisp. Remove from water and drain well, upside down.
- Prepare Stuffing: In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion until tender; stir in mushrooms, cooked quinoa, frozen and canned corn kernels, half of the fresh coriander (cilantro), soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- Stuff Peppers: Fill the blanched peppers with the quinoa mixture.
- Add Toppings: Sprinkle stuffed peppers with bread crumbs and the remaining fresh coriander (cilantro).
- Bake: Place the stuffed peppers in a greased 8-inch baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350°F (180°C) oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.
Enjoy the wholesome goodness and flavor-packed satisfaction of these Quinoa-Stuffed Green Bell Peppers as a hearty meal for any occasion!
