Easiest Way to Make Homemade Southwest Inspired Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Southwest Inspired Quinoa Stuffed Peppers.

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, southwest inspired quinoa stuffed peppers. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook southwest inspired quinoa stuffed peppers using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Southwest Inspired Quinoa Stuffed Peppers:

1. {Prepare 3-4 of bell peppers - any color, halved, seeds and ribs removed.
2. {Get 2 cups of prepared quinoa.
3. {Make ready 1 can of yellow corn - drained.
4. {Take 1 can of black beans - drained and rinsed.
5. {Prepare 1 can of diced tomatoes - do not drain (I used garlic with olive oil tomatoes).
6. {Take 2 tsp of chili powder.
7. {Prepare 1 tsp of paprika.
8. {Make ready 1 tsp of cumin.
9. {Make ready to taste of salt & pepper.
10. {Make ready 2 cups of Shredded cheese (I used a blend of sharp cheddar and pepper jack).

Steps to make Southwest Inspired Quinoa Stuffed Peppers:

1. Prepare Quinoa to package directions. Preheat oven to 375°F..
2. While quinoa is cooking prep your bell peppers, arrange in a 9x13" casserole dish, cut side up. I had pretty large peppers so I only needed 3, but if you have medium to small peppers you will need 4..
3. When quinoa is done, remove pan from stove. Add corn, black beans, tomatoes, chili powder, paprika, and cumin directly to quinoa in pan. Stir to combine until seasoning is fully incorporated. Taste mixture and add salt and pepper if desired..
4. Spoon equal amount of mixture into each prepared pepper until all mixture is used up. Tent dish with foil and place in oven for 30-45 minutes depending on how soft you want your peppers. We like ours very soft so I went with 45 min..
5. Remove from oven, carefully uncover, top peppers with 1/4-1/3 cup shredded cheese each (amount per pepper depends on if you used 3 or 4). Return dish to oven uncovered, bake 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove, let rest for 5 minutes and serve. Top with sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole if desired..

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