Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers Food

BLACK BEAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large bowl, mix all ingredients except bell peppers and cheddar cheese.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut top of bell peppers, clean the inside and rinse well.
• Stuff with mixture and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of each bell pepper.
• Add 1/2 cup water to shallow baking dish.
• Add bell peppers and cook for 30 minutes or until peppers are tender.

BLACK BEAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove tops from peppers and scrape out membranes and seeds. Set aside.
• Melt butter in skillet over medium heat and add onions. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for 1 additional minute.
• Stir in black beans, cumin, chili powder, and garlic salt. Using the back of a fork, mash up about half of the black beans. Add in cilantro and salsa and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cooked rice.
• Evenly fill the four prepared peppers with the rice and black bean mixture and set inside a baking dish. Top each pepper with a 1/4 cup of cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until peppers have softened and cheese is melted. Enjoy!

CROCK POT BLACK BEAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, saute onion unti golden. Season with the cayenne pepper, oregano, cumin, and chili powder.
• Transfer sauteed onions to a medium mixing bowl. Mash half of the black beans with the sauteed onions. Mix in the remaining beans.
• Place the bell peppers in the crock and spoon the black bean mixture into the bell peppers.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the filled peppers. Pour the salsa over the cheese.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
• Serve each pepper with a dollop of sour cream.

BLACK BEAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour water into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Stir cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Fold brown rice, spinach, diced tomatoes with green chiles, black beans, minced onion, cumin, and oregano into the cream cheese until evenly mixed.
• Halve bell peppers lengthwise. Remove and discard stem, seeds, and membranes.
• Fill each pepper half with about 3/4 cup of rice mixture; arrange into baking dish. Sprinkle cheese evenly over stuffed pepper halves.
• Bake in preheated oven until peppers are tender, 35 to 45 minutes.

BLACK BEAN AND BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the green and red bell peppers, onion, and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 6-8 minutes.
• In a separate sauce pot, bring salted water to a boil and cook the elbow macaroni according to the package directions. Drain, return to pot, and mix with a little olive oil to prevent sticking.
• Add broth, beans, and Rotel diced tomatoes and chiles to the onion/bell pepper mixture.
• Season with cumin and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Just before serving, add cooked elbow macaroni to the soup.
• Garnish individual bowls of soup with shredded cheddar cheese, crushed tortilla chips and a dollop of sour cream.

BLACK BEAN, MUSHROOM & QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the onions in olive oil for 3 to 5 minutes, until onions are translucent.
• Add garlic and mushrooms; sauté about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms have released their moisture.
• Stir in the chili powder and salt.
• Add the quinoa and 1 cup of the tomato sauce (reserve the rest) and the water; lower the heat and cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring once.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350º F.
• To prepare the peppers, boil a pot of water. Cut the tops off the pepper and remove the seeds and ribs.
• Boil the peppers for 5 minutes, and then drain them.
• When quinoa is finished simmering, combine the beans and maple syrup with the cooked quinoa mixture.
• Stuff each pepper with the filling, and stand them upright in a baking dish. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the peppers, and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven; garnish with cilantro, and serve.

SIMPLE BEANS AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare beans and rice according to package directions. Let stand until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash and dry peppers. Slice off the stem end and remove membrane and seeds.
• Stuff each pepper halfway with beans and rice, sprinkle in 1/4 of the cheese, fill to the top with beans and rice and sprinkle in another 1/4 of the cheese. Press with the back of a spoon as you fill to compact. Replace the stem ends onto the peppers.
• Stand up in an ovenproof baking dish and spoon tomato soup over. Do not reconstitute the soup.
• Bake for 40 - 50 minutes, until peppers are tender.
• Note: Not a big deal if the peppers won't stand up. Use a couple of toothpicks to hold the stem "lid" in place.
• Prep time doesn't include time to make the beans and rice - 25 minutes.

GRILLED BLACK BEAN- AND RICE-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Cut three 18x12-inch pieces heavy-duty foil. Spray with cooking spray.
• Mix beans, rice, onions, 1/4 cup cilantro, the oil, lime juice, garlic and salt. Place 2 bell pepper halves on one side of each foil piece. Fill with bean mixture.
• Fold foil over peppers so edges meet. Seal edges, making tight 1/2-inch fold; fold again. Allow space on sides for circulation and expansion.
• Cover and grill packets over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes or until peppers are tender. Place packets on serving platter. Cut large X across top of each packet; fold back foil. Sprinkle with tomato and additional cilantro.