Meat and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
A delicious and tasty Quinoa and Meat Stuffed Peppers recipe
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4-5 bell peppers (tops cut, and seeds removed and washed.)
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- ½ cup quinoa + ½ cup water
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (pressed)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts
- ½ cup chicken broth
- goat cheese
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350F.
- 2
Place bell peppers in oven safe dish, drizzle with some olive oil and a little salt.
- 3
Place in oven for 20-30 minutes, or until desired softness is achieved.*
- 4
While peppers are baking, cook quinoa and meat mixture.
- 5
Add quinoa to a pot and add ½ cup water. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce to simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, or until all liquid has been absorbed.
- 6
For meat mixture, add some oil to a pan and heat over medium.
- 7
Add in onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- 8
Add meat and brown.
- 9
Once brown, add: garlic, tomato paste, parsley, oregano, pine nuts, chicken broth, salt, and pepper.
- 10
Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until meat is cooked and liquid is absorbed.
- 11
Once everything is done, add quinoa to meat pan and mix well.
- 12
Take the stuffing and spoon it into each bell pepper.
- 13
Top with crumbled goat cheese.
- 14
Place under broiler for a few minutes to warm and give the cheese a nice golden brown color (optional).
- 15
Serve!