Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

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

Directions

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!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 /2 stuffed bell pepper
• Calories: 214 kcal
• Total Fat: 7.8 g
• Saturated Fat: 2.8 g
• Total Carbohydrate: 27.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Total Sugars: 3.9 g
• Protein: 13.7 g