Quinoa & Veggie Stuffed Sweet Peppers
By: Kevin Anderson
Published: Monday, November 21, 2016 - 12:52pm

Ingredients




• 2 large sweet red peppers, halved and seeded
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) quinoa, rinsed and drained
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup (250 mL) sodium-reduced chicken broth
• 1 cup (250 mL) eggplant, diced
• 1 cup (250 mL) zucchini, cut into small cubes
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) jarred tomato salsa
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) frozen or canned (drained) corn kernels
• 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) chili powder
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) grated Cheddar cheese
• Salt to taste

Preparation

1 1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook 3 min., stirring, until onions are translucent. 2 2. Stir quinoa into saucepan mixture. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 15 min., or until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender. Add eggplant, zucchini, salsa, corn, oregano and chili powder; continue cooking, stirring gently, about 5 more min. until mixture is moist but not runny; season with salt to taste. 3 3. Stuff each halved pepper with quinoa mixture. Set in lightly oiled ovenproof dish. Sprinkle cheese. Bake about 25 min., or until peppers are tender-crisp. Broil briefly to brown cheese.