Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Submitted by Chef kitkat31

"vegetarian times - february 2009"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 8 peppers
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 2 garlic cloves
• 10 ounces spinach
• 15 ounces tomatoes
• 15 ounces black beans
• 3⁄4 cup quinoa
• 3 carrots
• 1 1⁄2 cups monterey jack pepper cheese
• 4 bell peppers

directions

1. Cook onion and celery; add cumin & garlic. Stir in spinach, tomatoes, beans, quinoa, carrots and 2 cups water. Cook until quinoa is tender. Add 1 cup cheese.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F Fill each pepper with mixture, cover with foil and cook 1 hour. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 15 minutes.

Reviews

[limeleaf]

This is great! I used beet greens for the spinach and it was fantastic. I'll make it again...thanks for the recipe.