Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers

• doses: 8 servings
• tempo ativo: 10 minutes
• tempo total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredientes

1 medium onion (chopped)

1 Tbsp olive oil

2 ribs celery (chopped)

1 Tbsp ground cumin

2 cloves garlic (minced)

1 jalapeno (seeded and chopped)

1 15 oz can diced tomatoes, drained, liquid reserved

1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed, drained

3/4 cup quinoa

1 1/2 cups water

1 cup Trader Joes Pepper Jack cheese

4 large red bell peppers (halved lengthwise, ribs removed)

Salt and pepper

Instruções

Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, celery and jalapeno for about 5 minutes, until soft, then add cumin and garlic and cook for an additional minute. Stir in drained tomatoes (reserving liquid) and cook for 5 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.

Stir in black beans, quinoa and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until quinoa is tender. Stir in 1 cup of cheese and season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and pour reserved liquid from tomatoes in the bottom of your baking dish.

Fill each halved bell pepper with 3/4 cup quinoa mixture and place in baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes. Transfer stuffed bell peppers onto serving dish and drizzle pan juices over top. Enjoy!

Informação Nutricional

• Tamanho da Dose: 1 /2 stuffed bell pepper
• Calorias: 214 kcal
• Gordura Total: 7.8 g
• Gordura Saturada: 2.8 g
• Carboidratos Totais: 27.2 g
• Fibra Alimentar: 6.3 g
• Açúcares Totais: 3.9 g
• Proteína: 13.7 g