Black Bean and Cheese Stuffed Bell Peppers
By: The Hungry Beauty
Published: Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 4:26pm

Ingredients




3 large Red Peppers
1 cup of cooked brown rice
1 cup of cooked corn
1 cup of chopped and lightly sauteed onions (white or green)
1/2 cup canned black beans drained and rinsed or fresh cooked
3/4 cup of hot salsa (or add ¼ tsp cayenne if not hot)
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 cup of shredded cheddar
1 cup of shredded cheddar
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F 2 Cut tops off of each red pepper and clean out insides. 3 Mix Brown rice, corn, onions, black beans, salsa, cumin, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheddar. Mix well. 4 Fill each bell pepper 5 Using the last 1 cup of shredded cheddar sprinkling over tops of each bell pepper. 6 In your baking pan pour about 1/4 inch of water or less 7 Place bell peppers in and bake for 30 minutes

About


This is an awesome vegetarian recipe with a mexican kick. You can make these with out the cheese for a vegan meal but the cheese gives it that extra flavour. I use beef broth instead of water sometimes to cook the brown rice.