Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Bell peppers are stuffed and baked with quinoa, vegetables, and tomato sauce. Top with bubbling mozzarella cheese for a hearty and flavorful meal.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 251 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Mix quinoa and water together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant and slightly translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add zucchini, eggplant, and tomato; cook until slightly tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir tomato sauce into vegetable mixture; cover and simmer until vegetables have softened, about 10 more minutes.

Step 4

Stir quinoa into vegetable mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Fill bell peppers with quinoa-vegetable mixture. Place peppers in prepared baking dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until bell peppers are slightly tender, about 18 minutes. Remove aluminum foil cover; sprinkle peppers with mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is bubbling and melted, about 5 more minutes.