Dinner

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers is for Dinner.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers takes 80 minutes to cook.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa Stuffed Peppers are:

6 green bell peppers
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 can low sodium fat free chicken broth (apx 2 cups) drained
1 lb ground turkey
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 clove minced garlic
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 can low sodium black beans (apx 2 cups)
1 can tomato sauce
1/4 c shredded mozzarella cheese

Here is how you make Quinoa Stuffed Peppers:

1.In a large pot bring enough water to cover peppers to a boil. Mean while start cooking Quinoa according to package, using chicken broth in place of water. Cut a thin slice off the top of each pepper and remove the membrane. Once water is boiling place peppers in water and boil for 5 min. and then place them cut side up in a baking pan.2. Preheat oven to 350. While oven is heating, in a skillet cook ground turkey, onions, garlic and Italian seasoning. Once turkey is browned, drain and return to pan. 3. Add 2 cups of cooked quinoa, black beans and half the tomato sauce to the turkey mixture. Heat on med until well heated.4. Fill each pepper with turkey mixture. Spoon remaining tomato sauce over each pepper. Wrap pan tightly with foil and bake for 45 min. 5. Remove from oven, top with shredded mozzarella and return to oven for 15 min or until cheese is browned.Serving Size: 6 servings, 1 pepper eachNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MUNCHKIN13.

The nutritional information for Quinoa Stuffed Peppers is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 362.0

• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Cholesterol: 58.3 mg
• Sodium: 887.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
• Protein: 27.9 g