Easy Vegan Stuffed Bell Peppers Food

EASY VEGAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 °F.
• In a small pan bring a salted water to a boil over medium heat and cook the rice according to the package instructions. Drain on a colander and set aside.
• Cut off the tops of the bell peppers ("lids") and set aside. Scoop out the inside and discard the seeds. Wash the peppers carefully and set aside.
• In a large pan heat olive oil, add onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms and fry for a further 5-8 minutes. Add carrots and zucchini, fry, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add cooked rice, 1/3 cup parsley, tomato purée, and stir until well combined. Season to taste with salt, pepper and a pinch of chilli.
• Divide the mixture between the peppers and place the "lids" on top.
• Place the stuffed peppers in a greased baking tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until slightly brown on the edges.
• Sprinkle remaining parsley on top and serve.

EASY VEGAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring water and barley to a boil in a pot over high heat. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer until most of the water is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add bell peppers, cover, and steam until just tender, about 5 minutes. Rinse peppers under cold water. Cut off the tops and reserve to cover filled peppers.
• Remove barley from heat and keep covered for 5 to 10 more minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Transfer barley to a large bowl and mix in refried beans. Sprinkle in black pepper and mix well. Stuff the peppers with the barley and refried beans mixture. Arrange peppers in a small baking dish and sprinkle vegan cheese over the filling. Cover with the reserved tops.
• Bake in the preheated oven until centers are very hot, about 30 minutes. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.

VEGAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (206 c)
• Start by cutting off the tops of your green peppers and remove all seeds, until cavity is completely hollow.
• Bake the peppers: Sprinkle inside with a dash of salt and pepper. Place in any oven safe bake ware, that will allow peppers to stay in place w/open tops facing upright.
• Bake for aprox 20 mins, or until almost tender
• While baking, cook rice if you haven't already (3/4 cup dry will make about 1.5 cups cooked. Wash the rice and soak for 15 minutes. The drain, combine with 1.5 cups water and cook in a saucepan over low heat partially covered for 20 minutes)
• While peppers and rice are cooking, mince garlic, and finely chop the onion, mushrooms,coarsely chop tomato.
• Make the sauce: Preheat olive oil in a fairly large deep skillet pan on medium-high heat, add onion, and a pinch of salt. cook for about 3-4 mins. You can also add 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper here for variation.
• Add garlic, cook until almost golden. Add tomato, salt, pepper, mushrooms. Mix well, cook until tomato breaks down a bit.
• Now add your sauce, chickpeas, brown sugar, seasonings. Mix well
• Simmer on medium low for 10-15 mins. Taste and adjust salt and flavor of this spaghetti sauce.
• Remove peppers from oven set aside to cool. Mix rice into your 'spaghetti sauce' with half of the cheese, let rest.
• When cool enough to handle, spoon sauce/rice mixture into the peppers. Leave enough room for your topping
• Now take another portion of cheese, the breadcrumbs, garlic powder and olive oil, mix well and top each pepper generously.
• Return the stuffed peppers into oven and bake for about 20 min or until topping is nicely browned and fork easily penetrates through the walls of the peppers. Serve with breadsticks or french bread. Enjoy!

VEGAN VEGETABLE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the crumbles and sautee until defrosted. Add the garlic and onins and cook until the onions have softened. Next, add the rest of the chopped vegetables, the can of diced tomatoes and seasonings. Stir well to combine and cover loosely.
• In a small sauce pan, make the rice.
• Cut the bell peppers in half, from top to bottom. Remove the stems, seeds and membranes. Rinse out the insides.
• Grease the bottom of 2 9X13 baking dishes and arrange the peppers to fit, cut side up.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• When the rice is done, mix it with the vegetables. By now, they should be tender and simmering.
• Scoop the mixture into each pepper and spoon the tomato sauce over the top. Sprinkle on some extra herbs over the top for some added flavor, or a slice of white soy cheese.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes or until the peppers have cooked thru. Goes great with my Pull-Apart Garlic Bread recipe and side salad.

VEGAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• cut off tops of peppers and with your finger pull out any seeds and flatten inside "stuff", and set aside.
• in a food processor, grind tofu, garlic, carrots, spinach, onions and almonds. season this mixture to your likings.
• using a spoon and your finger, stuff as much filling into the peppers as you can and place on a cookie sheet. bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until peppers have softened.
• serve over pasta, couscous, rice, salad ect -- makes for good grilling too!