Quinoa And Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers (with Quinoa And Blac

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 4 bell peppers, halved (various colors)
• 1 cup quinoa (cook and use entire cup)
• 1 (15 ounce) can mexican-style corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups salsa (use personal favorite)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese (shredded)
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 saute diced green pepper in olive oil until slightly tender.
• 3 add cooked quinoa, corn, black beans and salsa.
• 4 simmer for 5 to 10 mintues, and sprinkle with monterey jack cheese. let melt and then remove from heat.
• 5 spray glass baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
• 6 place the 8 bell pepper halves in a glass baking dish. fill each half with quinoa mixture till slightly overfilled.
• 7 sprinkle mozzarella cheese on each bell pepper half, slightly patting to secure cheese to food mixture.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 9 cheese will be melted and lightly browned, and bell peppers will be slightly softened when done.