Vegetarian

Awesomely Stuffed Peppers is for Dinner.

Awesomely Stuffed Peppers takes several minutes to prepare.

Awesomely Stuffed Peppers takes several minutes to cook.

Awesomely Stuffed Peppers makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Awesomely Stuffed Peppers are:

2 large bell peppers, sliced in half lengthwise and emptied out
2 cups cooked grains or vegetarian protein (rice, quinoa, couscous, lentils, tempeh, etc.)
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil (or other leafy herbs like parsley, cilantro, etc.)
1/4 cup walnuts
1/3 cup goat cheese
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Awesomely Stuffed Peppers:

1.Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.2.Add all of your stuffing ingredients together into a bowl. You can even substitute some (or all) of the grain with tofu, tempeh or some sort of meat--ground turkey works really well.3.Combine in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Do a quick taste test and adjust the seasoning, be it salt, pepper, or lemon juice if necessary.4.Line up your pepper halves in some sort of a baking pan and stuff each one.5.Bake them in the oven for about 30 minutes. Some folks like to add extra cheese to the top of the stuffed peppers; this helps hold things together. When a fork easily pierces the skin of the pepper they are done.Serving Size: 4 servings (each half is 1 serving)Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADASTIC.

The nutritional information for Awesomely Stuffed Peppers is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 302.9

• Total Fat: 16.4 g
• Cholesterol: 13.4 mg
• Sodium: 181.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
• Protein: 7.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Awesomely Stuffed Peppers is Vegetarian