Vegetarian

Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers is for Lunch.

Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers takes 45 minutes to cook.

Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers are:

3 bell peppers
1 cup rinsed 1quinoa
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 zucchini
2-3 medium mushrooms (preferably cremini)
half of an onion
2 garlic cloves
4-5 sun dried tomatoes
handful of fresh basil

Here is how you make Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers:

PREPARATIONWash all vegetablesPreheat oven to 3500Rinse 1 cup of quinoa in cold water and let sit for 20-30 minutes (as you move ahead)Slice crowns off of bell pepper and set aside, these will be your lids later.Hollow, seed and core peppers, set aside.QUINOABring 2 cups of water to boil. Season (should taste like a day at the beach).Add the rinsed quinoa. Cover until returns to boiling point.Reduce heat and cook until quinoa has a sprouted look to it (about 15 minutes).FILLING2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil in med-hi panMince onion and garlic, place into pan with the olive oilSaut? until translucentFinely chop zucchini, mushrooms and sun dried tomatoesadd to pan.Season to tasteContinue to saut? for 4-5 minutes, set aside.BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHERWhen quinoa has cooked, strain Reheat the filling and add quinoa, stir until combined.Season to taste.Spoon the mixture evenly into the 3 peppers and cover with crowns (lids).Stand upright in a roasting pan and coverCook for 30 minutesServing Size: 3 peppersNumber of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GETFITFASTER.

The nutritional information for Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 326.6

• Total Fat: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 81.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
• Protein: 11.2 g

Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Mediterranean Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers is Vegetarian