Beefandquinoastuffedbellpeppers Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix first 5 ingredients just until blended. Cut tops off peppers; remove and discard seeds. Fill peppers with meat mixture; place in shallow baking dish. Top with marinara sauce. Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until meat mixture is done (160°F). Substitute: Substitute cooked long-grain brown rice for the quinoa.

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water to a boil in 2 quart sauce pan, add toasted quinoa.
• Return to a boil and cook over medium heat for 12-15 minutes until water is absorbed.
• Remove from heat, fluff with fork, cover and let sit 15 minutes.
• Pre-heat oven to 350* F.
• Heat olive oil in skillet over med heat and add diced onion. Saute approx 3 minutes.
• Add ground beef to skillet and cook until browned.
• Meanwhile, cut tops off bell peppers (reserving tops), remove seeds and membranes.
• When beef is browned, add the oregano, basil, salt, pepper and 1/2 can of tomato sauce. Mix well and gently add in cooked quinoa. Heat 1 minute.
• Pour and spread remaining tomato sauce into the bottom of an 8x8 casserole dish.
• Stuff meat and quinoa mixture into bell peppers, loosely add tops and place in dish.
• Bake uncovered for approx 30 minutes, or until peppers are tender. Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!

Steps:

• Add quinoa and onion to a large saucepan with 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil 5 minutes, cover, turn off heat and let steam 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• In the meantime, microwave pepper halves 2-3 minutes to soften slightly. (Prepared this way, the peppers should come out crisp-tender. If you want them crisper, you can omit this step.).
• Pour quinoa/onion mixture into a mixing bowl. Stir in black beans, tomato, green chiles and their juices, cilantro, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. If the mixture seems to dry, drizzle in a bit of olive oil (I didn't need any).
• Pour enchilada sauce into a 9×13″ baking dish. Divide filling among peppers. Nestle stuffed peppers into the enchilada sauce. Sprinkle with cheeses.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake at 375 degrees 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and cook about 5 minutes longer. Serve peppers drizzled with enchilada sauce.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the broth, water and bay leaf to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Discard bay leaf.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise and discard seeds. In a large pot, cook peppers in boiling water. We like them nice and soft, so we did 20 minutes. Try 3-5 minutes if you prefer them crisp-tender. Drain and rinse in cold water.
• In a large skillet, saute the carrots and onions in oil until tender. Add the quinoa, sunflower kernels and seasoning. Cook until heated through. Spoon mixture into pepper halves. Top with spaghetti sauce and/or Parmesan cheese, if desired. Place in a 15 inch x 10 inch baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine broth, water, and bay leaf in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed, 12 to 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in tomato paste, parsley, salt, paprika, oregano, basil, and thyme.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 10x15-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each green bell pepper so it stands upright, if necessary. Fill a 4-quart Dutch oven with enough water to cover the peppers and bring to a boil. Add peppers and cook until tender but firm, about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onion, celery, and garlic; saute until tender, about 6 minutes. Add the cooked quinoa; cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add mushrooms. Spoon mixture into peppers and place into the prepared pan.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until peppers are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Rinse quinoa under cold water; drain well.
• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to boil and then stir in quinoa.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until the water is absorbed and quinoa is translucent.
• Cut 1/2-inch off top of green peppers and remove seeds.
• In a large saucepan filled with boiling water, cook peppers for 5 minutes or until tender-crisp.
• Remove from water and drain well, upside down.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook onion until tender; stir in mushrooms, quinoa, corn, half the coriander, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
• Stuff this mixture into peppers.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and remaining coriander.
• Bake in a greased 8-inch baking dish in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.