Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
- Reviews 4
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 4 large green peppers (or 6 medium)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, coarsely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 (12 ounce) jar mexican salsa
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
- Cook quinoa as per packet.
- Steam peppers until soft but not limp.
- In a large skillet, saute the onion and mushrooms in butter.
- Add the diced tomatos (reserving the juice).
- Add the crushed garlic and salsa.
- Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Add the sherry and simmer 10 more minutes.
- Fold in quinoa.
- Place peppers in baking dish and fill with quinoa mixture (half the mixture will be used up).
- Thin remainder with reerved juice and pou around peppers.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella over peppers and bake in 325 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
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