Sausage Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring stock to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat., In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with peppers and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic and seasonings; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in quinoa. Freeze option: Place cooled quinoa mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Steps:

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

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare the peppers by cutting off the tops and cleaning out the insides. Either boil or bake until softened.
• Heat a small frying pan over medium heat. Add oil.
• When shimmering, add the onions and cook until translucent.
• Add the sausage and brown.
• Drain the fat from the sausage.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the quinoa, sausage, 3 oz. cheese, and 3/4 Celsius tomato sauce.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon mixture into the peppers and place into glass baking dish.
• Top peppers with remaining sauce and cheese.
• Bake 15 minutes until cheese is melted.