Spicy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
1 cup chicken broth (no salt)
1 cup cooked quinoa
5 bell peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 pound ground turkey
2 tablespoons premade Cajun seasoning
Dash of Salt and pepper (to taste)
1/2 white onion
1 large carrot, diced
1 can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon oil
Preparation
1
Preheat oven to 375 F.
2
In a large pan on medium heat, add oil.
3
Dice onion and add to pan, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl combine premade Cajun spice and ground turkey, combine thoroughly.
5
Add meat mixture and ½ cup chicken broth to the pan and cook fully.
6
Dice carrot and mince the garlic. Add both to pan for 5 minutes.
7
Add the cooked quinoa to the pan and thoroughly combine the filling mixture.
8
Cut the tops of the bell peppers and clean out middles of any seeds.
9
In a 9’’ x 9’’ pan, spread a layer of tomato sauce and ½ cup of chicken broth.
10
Stuff each pepper, filling completely. Place each pepper into the 9’’x9’’ pan.
11
Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the stuffed peppers.
12
Cover peppers with tin foil and place on middle rack in the oven.
13
Cook for 35 minutes.
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About
Fresh bell peppers stuffed with ground turkey, quinoa and vegetables; seasoned with Cajun spice.
Yield:
5
Added:
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 1:01pm
