Vegetarian

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese is for Dinner.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese takes 75 minutes to cook.

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese are:

1 medium onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
2 Tbs. olive oil
2 ribs celery, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
1 Tbs. ground cumin
2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
1 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 15-oz. cans diced tomatoes, drained, liquid reserved
1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup quinoa
3 large carrots, grated (1 1/2 cups)
4 large red bell peppers, halved lengthwise, ribs removed

Here is how you make Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese:

1. Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and celery, and cook 5 minutes, or until soft. Add cumin and garlic, and saut? 1 minute. Stir in spinach and drained tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes, or until most of liquid has evaporated. 2. Stir in black beans, quinoa, carrots, and 2 cups water. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes, or until quinoa is tender. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.3. Preheat oven to 350?F. Pour liquid from tomatoes in bottom of baking dish.4. Fill each bell pepper half with heaping 3/4-cup quinoa mixture, and place in baking dish. Cover with foil, and bake 1 hour. Uncover, and sprinkle each pepper with 1 Tbs. remaining cheese (optional). Bake 15 minutes more, or until tops of stuffed peppers are browned. Let stand 5 minutes. Transfer stuffed peppers to serving plates, and drizzle each with pan juices before serving. Serving Size: Makes 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KMBACHMAN22.

The nutritional information for Quinoa Stuffed Peppers - No Cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 223.5

• Total Fat: 5.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 79.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.0 g
• Protein: 9.6 g