Quinoa Stuffed Green Bell Peppers Food

QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine quinoa, green chiles, corn, beans, tomatoes, cheeses, cilantro, cumin, garlic, onion and chili powder, salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the filling into 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.

QUINOA AND VEGETABLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Bring the quinoa and stock to a boil. Cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed and the grain looks translucent, 12 to 15 minutes. Then fluff with a fork. You will have about 4 cups of cooked grain.
• Drizzle the bell pepper halves with EVOO and season both sides with salt and pepper. Roast cut-side down until the skins begin to char and the peppers are just tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temp, then arrange in a baking dish cut-side up.
• Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons EVOO, 3 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, eggplant, zucchini, onions and chiles, and season with salt and pepper. Cook partially covered to tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the herbs and tomatoes, and combine with the quinoa.
• Fill the pepper halves with the quinoa and vegetable stuffing and drizzle with EVOO. Cool and chill for a make-ahead meal. To serve, roast in a 375 degree F oven until the peppers are hot through. Serve the pepper halves topped with lots of cheese crumbles.

GROUND BEEF AND QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix first 5 ingredients just until blended. Cut tops off peppers; remove and discard seeds. Fill peppers with meat mixture; place in shallow baking dish. Top with marinara sauce. Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until meat mixture is done (160°F). Substitute: Substitute cooked long-grain brown rice for the quinoa.

STUFFED PEPPERS WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Drain tomatoes reserving juice; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed., Meanwhile, cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds. In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; invert onto paper towels., In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, parsley, paprika, salt, pepper flakes and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in one can tomato sauce, corn, quinoa and tomatoes; heat through., Spoon into pepper halves. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine the reserved tomato juice and remaining tomato sauce; pour over peppers., Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

QUINOA-STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Rinse quinoa under cold water; drain well.
• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to boil and then stir in quinoa.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed and quinoa is translucent.
• Cut 1/2-inch off top of green peppers and remove seeds.
• 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.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook onion until tender; stir in mushrooms, quinoa, corn, half the coriander, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
• Stuff this mixture into peppers.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and remaining coriander.
• Bake in a greased 8-inch baking dish in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.

QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the broth, water and bay leaf to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Discard bay leaf.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise and discard seeds. In a large pot, cook peppers in boiling water. We like them nice and soft, so we did 20 minutes. Try 3-5 minutes if you prefer them crisp-tender. Drain and rinse in cold water.
• In a large skillet, saute the carrots and onions in oil until tender. Add the quinoa, sunflower kernels and seasoning. Cook until heated through. Spoon mixture into pepper halves. Top with spaghetti sauce and/or Parmesan cheese, if desired. Place in a 15 inch x 10 inch baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.

QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cook quinoa as per packet.
• Steam peppers until soft but not limp.
• In a large skillet, saute the onion and mushrooms in butter.
• Add the diced tomatos (reserving the juice).
• Add the crushed garlic and salsa.
• Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add the sherry and simmer 10 more minutes.
• Fold in quinoa.
• Place peppers in baking dish and fill with quinoa mixture (half the mixture will be used up).
• Thin remainder with reerved juice and pou around peppers.
• Sprinkle shredded mozzarella over peppers and bake in 325 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.

QUINOA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a deep baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Mix quinoa and water together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant and slightly translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add zucchini, eggplant, and tomato; cook until slightly tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir tomato sauce into vegetable mixture; cover and simmer until vegetables have softened, about 10 more minutes.
• Stir quinoa into vegetable mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Fill bell peppers with quinoa-vegetable mixture. Place peppers in prepared baking dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bell peppers are slightly tender, about 18 minutes. Remove aluminum foil cover; sprinkle peppers with mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is bubbling and melted, about 5 more minutes.

GREEK-STYLE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Set a pot of water to boil. Remove tops from peppers and cut in half length-wise. Seed and devein peppers. Reserve pepper tops. Once water has boiled, add peppers and cook for 7-8 minutes. Drain water and run cold water over peppers.
• Finely dice pepper tops.
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil. Saute onion and garlic over medium-high heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned.
• Cook quinoa according to package directions.
• Into ground beef, stir lemon juice and zest, tomato sauce, cooked quinoa and spices.
• Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stuff peppers with ground beef mixture. Top with cheese. Place peppers in a greased baking pan and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a 375 degrees F oven for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake and additional 15 minutes.

LENTIL-QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut peppers in half, lengthwise. Clean out seeds and ribs and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the lentils, quinoa, garlic, dill, cumin, salt and pepper.
• Fill each pepper about halfway with the lentil mixture. Arrange peppers in a baking dish, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for another 30 minutes. Top with salsa, avocado or herbs.

BEEF AND QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water to a boil in 2 quart sauce pan, add toasted quinoa.
• Return to a boil and cook over medium heat for 12-15 minutes until water is absorbed.
• Remove from heat, fluff with fork, cover and let sit 15 minutes.
• Pre-heat oven to 350* F.
• Heat olive oil in skillet over med heat and add diced onion. Saute approx 3 minutes.
• Add ground beef to skillet and cook until browned.
• Meanwhile, cut tops off bell peppers (reserving tops), remove seeds and membranes.
• When beef is browned, add the oregano, basil, salt, pepper and 1/2 can of tomato sauce. Mix well and gently add in cooked quinoa. Heat 1 minute.
• Pour and spread remaining tomato sauce into the bottom of an 8x8 casserole dish.
• Stuff meat and quinoa mixture into bell peppers, loosely add tops and place in dish.
• Bake uncovered for approx 30 minutes, or until peppers are tender. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!