Mexican Stuffed Peppers With Quinoa & Black Beans

Submitted by ShariC

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• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1/2 pepper
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 bell peppers, sliced in half stem-to-tip and seeds removed
• 1 cup quinoa, uncooked
• 1⁄2 medium onion, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 roma tomato, seeded and diced
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, do not drain
• 1⁄4 cup cilantro, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 28 ounces red enchilada sauce

directions

1. Add quinoa and onion to a large saucepan with 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil 5 minutes, cover, turn off heat and let steam 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
2. In the meantime, microwave pepper halves 2-3 minutes to soften slightly. (Prepared this way, the peppers should come out crisp-tender. If you want them crisper, you can omit this step.).
3. Pour quinoa/onion mixture into a mixing bowl. Stir in black beans, tomato, green chiles and their juices, cilantro, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. If the mixture seems to dry, drizzle in a bit of olive oil (I didn’t need any).
4. Pour enchilada sauce into a 9×13″ baking dish. Divide filling among peppers. Nestle stuffed peppers into the enchilada sauce. Sprinkle with cheeses.
5. Cover the pan with foil and bake at 375 degrees 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and cook about 5 minutes longer. Serve peppers drizzled with enchilada sauce.