Curried Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Spice up your weeknight meals with these delicious curried quinoa stuffed peppers. They're a vegetarian dish that is easy to make and will satisfy everyone's appetite.
Ingredients
- ½ sweet onion diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks with leaves diced
- 2 teaspoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric You can skip if you don't have it
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa 84g
- About 2 cups baby spinach loosely chopped
- 2 bell peppers I used yellow
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 Degrees
- Heat a pot medium pot over medium-high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray and saute the onion, carrots and celery with a pinch or two of salt. Continue cooking and stirring for a few minutes until the onion softens and look a little transparent.½ sweet onion diced, 2 carrots diced, 2 celery stalks, kosher salt
- Add the curry and turmeric. Stir to coat everything. Then add the water and quinoa. Bring to a boil then cover and lower to a simmer. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.2 teaspoon curry powder, ½ teaspoon turmeric, 1 cup water, ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- Meanwhile. Half the peppers longways and remove the seeds. Place in a casserole dish and sprinkle with a bit of salt.2 bell peppers
- When the quinoa is done, mix in the spinach. It should start to wilt immediately. Then stuff the peppers sprinkle with a little more salt and pop in the oven for about 10 minutes.About 2 cups baby spinach loosely chopped
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 9gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 88mgPotassium: 910mgFiber: 8gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 15365IUVitamin C: 111mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 4mg
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