If you are looking for a little something different, maybe even vegan, to serve your family for dinner, I suggest giving this recipe a try. It has been a few years since I have had stuffed peppers, but I know I really enjoyed them. This recipe has a twist to it, something that will probably send my kiddos running for the hills or jumping up and down in joy. Time will tell which one it is. 🙂 In the meantime, I urge you to make your meals with a bit of sass this summer. Add some spices, try a new veggie and serve it up on a nice pretty plate. Have fun and bon appetite!
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients:
- 3 large bell peppers
- 3 large button mushrooms, chopped
- 1 zucchini, quartered
- 7 stalks asparagus, diced
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a pan with tinfoil.
In a large pan, heat the olive oil slightly over medium heat.
Once oil is heated, add the garlic and pepper flakes
Let the mixture begin to sizzle (about two minutes) then add the vegetables.
Cover with a lid and let cook for two minutes.
Add in the quinoa and mix well making sure everything is coated.
Cover with a lid and cook for four minutes or until vegetables are almost tender.
Remove lid and cook an additional three minutes.
Prep the peppers by cutting the tops off and removing the seeds.
Carefully divide the vegetable mixture into the peppers and place on the baking tray.
Bake for 25 minutes and let cool slightly before eating.
Serves three.
Tip:Â when purchasing the peppers try to choose ones with flat bottoms that can stand on their own. Otherwise, they can fall over while baking.
Note:Â these peppers come out spicy from the chili flakes. If spice isn’t your thing, cut the flakes down.
Serve with a side salad and you are good to go! Do you think your family would enjoy Spicy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers?
FT&PD
Suz
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This is one way I could try quinoa again, I tried it once and did not care for it, but this might be different!!
I’ve never eaten Quinoa, I don’t like the look of it at all. Lynda is the first person to say she didn’t like it from what I’ve read.
I am such a fan of quinoa as well as asparagus. I would ease off the spice though as I can’t really take it :).
book marking this for weekday dinner for sure!
Thanks this sure sounds like a recipe my family would enjoy !
Oh looks so yummy!
They are so good! Perfect for the summer. 🙂
I’m always looking for Meatless Monday meals, these look good. Thanks for sharing!
Tried the peppers for dinner they were real good!
Quinoa is not my favorite ingredient, but my daughter loves it in salads, etc. so I would definitely make these stuffed peppers for her!
That looks delicious and so healthy! Thanks for sharing!
Have peppers,have quinoa,I think I’ll try it!May have to substitute some of the other vegetables though :).
What a fantastic recipe that looks soooo good.It’s definitely a must try for me and can’t wait to try this.I have actually been looking for a great recipe that has quinoa in it.Thanks for the post.
I have some black and white quinoa mixture that I am going to use to make this recipe.
Oh these look so yummy thanks for sharing , i will def be trying them out !
Okay, am I blind are is the quinoa missing from the ingredient list? How much do you use? I’m assuming it gets cooked ahead of time. I love quinoa and this sounds like a great variation of the basic stuffed pepper recipe. Can you tell me how much quinoa to use?
These look really good! I usually make them with hamburger, but I’ll try this instead.
Thank you for the stuffed pepper recipe
I love stuffed peppers! This sounds delicious!
I’m afraid there’s too many items in this that I don’t like starting with quinoa, sorry.
I want to try these. They look tasty
Great recipe idea for peppers 😀 I like quinoa salad
Great recipe idea for vegetarians/vegans! Thank you 🙂
This looks great (and very healthy too!)
I’m not big on quinoa and used rice instead,really good!
I am not a Vegan but these look and sounds really good.