2016

Naufal Khairuddin

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2/4/2016

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers, Delicious with Easy Cook Quinoa is known as one of the most versatile and nutritious ingredient in the kitchen. Because of its neutral flavor, it can be cooked with varieties of ingredients, including bell pepper. Do you need a variation on cooking quinoa? Try stuffing it in a bell pepper. In fact, stuffing bell pepper with quinoa is a good idea. If you need recipes for it, we got it here. Below are the recipes we have to make quinoa stuffed peppers. Quinoa Stuffed Peppers: Recipe #1 Ingredients:

• ½ cup ribs celery, chopped • ¾ cup quinoa • 1 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and dried • 1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained • 1 cup of medium onion, chopped • 1 tablespoon ground cumin • 1 ½ cups carrots, grated • 1½ cups grated reduced-fat pepper Jack cheese, divided • 2 15-oz. cans diced tomatoes, drained, liquid reserved • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 cups water • 4 large red bell peppers, halved and ribs removed

Steps:

1. First, heat oil in saucepan over medium heat 2. Add celery and onion, cook it for 5 minutes 3. Add garlic and cumin, sauté for 1 minute 4. Stir in drained tomatoes and spinach. Cook until most of the liquid evaporate 5. Stir in water, black beans, carrots and quinoa. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce the heat

to medium-low, simmer for 20 minutes 6. Stir in cheese, season with pepper and salt if you want 7. Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill the bottom of baking dish with the liquid from 8. Fill each of the half bell pepper with ¾ cup quinoa mixture then place it in the baking

dish. 9. Cover it with foil, bake for an hour 10. Uncover and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cheese 11. Bake for another 15 minutes, wait until the top of the stuffed peppers turn brown 12. Leave it for 5 minutes 13. Move the stuffed peppers to serving plates

14. Before serving, drizzle each stuffed peppers with the pan juices

Note: It can be served for 8 Quinoa Stuffed Peppers: Recipe #2 Ingredients:

• Ground black pepper • Salt • 1 small onion, diced • 1 cup tomato sauce • 1 tomato, diced • 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded • 1 zucchini, diced • 1 small eggplant, diced • 2 cups water • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 6 bell peppers, tops cut off and seeded

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C (or 350 degrees F). Line aluminum foil to a deep baking dish

2. Put water and quinoa in a saucepan. Bring it to boil 3. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer. Wait for 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed

and quinoa tender 4. Using large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic and onion for 5

to 7 minutes 5. Add tomato, eggplant and zucchini. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, wait until it become tender 6. Stir tomato sauce into the mixture, cover and simmer for another 10 minutes. Wait until

the vegetables become soft 7. Stir the quinoa to the mixture. Season it with pepper and salt 8. Put the mixture into bell peppers 9. Place bell peppers in baking dish 10. With aluminum foil, cover the dish 11. Bake bell peppers for 18 minutes; wait until it become slightly tender 12. Remove the cover. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese to bell peppers 13. Bake it again for another 5 minutes, wait until the cheese is melted and bubbling

This is not the best recipe we have, but i am pretty sure you will enjoy all of the process. Quinoa is a good food, it has so many benefits. We have also talked about the benefits of quinoa previously. Quinoa has perfect facts of nutrition, it is good for kids, adult and also older person, but of course if it has been cooked very well is a good additional. Source: Quinoa Stuffed Peppers