Mexican

Quinoa stuffed pepper is for Dinner.

Quinoa stuffed pepper takes several minutes to prepare.

Quinoa stuffed pepper takes several minutes to cook.

Quinoa stuffed pepper makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa stuffed pepper are:

whole peeled tomatoes, 28 oz can
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 chipotle pepper (packed in adobo sauce)
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 small red onion, diced
1/2 small red bell pepper, diced
1 plum tomato, diced
1 15-oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 tsp chili powder
3 tbsp chopped green onions
3 green bell peppers, halved
1 cup shredded monterey jack or pepper jack cheese

Here is how you make Quinoa stuffed pepper:

Add whole tomatoes, garlic and chipotle pepper to food processor and puree until smooth. Add to a saucepan and simmer over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions and bell peppers and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the plum tomatoes and cook another 3 minutes. Stir in the beans, quinoa, and chilli powder. Turn off the heat and fold in the chopped green onions.Stuff the peppers with the quinoa mixture. Ladle about half of the tomato sauce into a 13x9 casserole dish. Place the peppers on top and ladle the remaining sauce over the peppers. Sprinkle the peppers with the cheese, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes on 400 degrees. Remove the foil and cook until peppers are very soft 10-20 more minutes. Serving Size: makes 6 peppersNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLAHDEEDO.

The nutritional information for Quinoa stuffed pepper is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 370.6

• Total Fat: 12.8 g
• Cholesterol: 16.8 mg
• Sodium: 274.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.2 g
• Protein: 17.0 g

Quinoa stuffed pepper is Mexican cuisine.