Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers
An amazing gluten free entree awaits you with this delicious stuffed pepper.
Ingredients
- 1 large orange bell pepper
- 1 large yellow bell pepper
- 1 tomato sliced into four thick slices
- 1/4 cup 50 ml dry white wine
- 1 cup 250 ml shredded Swiss cheese
Stuffing
- 8 oz extra-lean ground beef turkey, or chicken 250 g
- 1/2 small onion chopped 1/2
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped 1/2
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms 250 mL
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary 15 mL
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 15 mL
- 1 tomato chopped 1
- 1 small zucchini chopped 1
- 1 cup cooked quinoa 250 mL
- 1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 mL
Instructions
- • Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
- • 10-cup (2.5 L) covered casserole dish
- Cut orange and yellow peppers in half lengthwise and remove core and seeds.
- Trim a thin slice off the bottom of each to allow them to lie flat. In the casserole dish, microwave peppers, covered, on High for 3 minutes, or until tender-crisp. Let cool to room temperature, covered. Drain and pat dry.
- Prepare the stuffing: Meanwhile, in a large skillet, over medium heat, brown ground beef until no pink remains. Add onion, red pepper, mushrooms, rosemary, and thyme.
- Cook, stirring, until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Drain off any fat.
- Add chopped tomato and zucchini and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Stir in quinoa, salt, and pepper.
- In the casserole dish, arrange tomato slices and add wine. Set each pepper half, cut side up, on a tomato slice.
- Fill each pepper half with the beef mixture, mounding the stuffing.
- Cover and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until bell peppers are fork-tender.
- Uncover, top with Swiss cheese, and bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes more, or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 431kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 42gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 261mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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