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Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa is for Dinner.

Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa takes several minutes to cook.

Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa are:

2 C water
1/2 C uncooked brown rice
1/2 C uncooked quinoa
5 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 med. onion, diced
salt to taste (I do not add it)
garlic powder to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce (I use Amy's or Muir Glen)
Grated Parmesean or Mozarella to taste as garnish

Here is how you make Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa:

prepare rice and quinoa as per package instructions (I minus 10 minutes), being careful not to overcook. Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium oven safe pan, place enough water to cover bottom & place green peppers in pan. Place pan in oven.In a large saucepan, brown ground beef, drain. Return to heat & add onion, cooked rice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Pour in tomato sauce & mix thoroughly. Let simmer for about 10 minutes, remove from heat.Spoon mixture into each half of green peppers. Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until mixture begins to turn brown.Sprinkle cheese over the top of each stuffed pepper, return to oven for an additional 5-10 minutes until chees is lightly browned.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEWTRAILSKAT.

The nutritional information for Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 214.3

• Total Fat: 10.5 g
• Cholesterol: 39.1 mg
• Sodium: 173.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 13.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Stuffed Green Peppers w/ Brown Rice and Quinoa is Gluten Free