Best 3 Beef Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipes

GROUND BEEF AND QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS

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.

BEEF AND QUINOA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

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!

BEEF QUINOA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Pre heat oven to 350 F. 2. Halve and seed the bell peppers. Lay the peppers in single file on a rimmed baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes. In the meantime, heat one tsp. of olive oil in a large non-stick sauté pan and add in ground beef along with some salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to break up the meat and cook for about five minutes or until the meat as browned. Remove the meat from the pan and set aside. 3. Add the remainder of the olive oil into the pan along with the onions, and garlic. Cook for about three minutes before stirring in the eggplant, red pepper flakes, and another kiss of salt and pepper. Cook until the all of the veggies are soft and tender (this will take about 10 or 15 minutes). If the pan seems dry add a splash of water. 4. Add the tomato paste and water to the veggies and stir until all the veggies have been coated with the tomatoes. Add the beef back to the pan along with the quinoa and adjust the seasonings. Shut off the heat and stir in the parsley. 5. Stuff each pepper with about a half-cup of beef and quinoa filling (or as much as it takes to fill the pepper). Pop the peppers back into the oven for about 20 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the oven and top each pepper with one tbsp. of cheese and then finish them in the oven for another five minutes or until the cheese has melted.