Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 4 large green peppers (or 6 medium)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, coarsely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (12 ounce) jar mexican salsa
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 cook quinoa as per packet.
• 3 steam peppers until soft but not limp.
• 4 in a large skillet, saute the onion and mushrooms in butter.
• 5 add the diced tomatos (reserving the juice).
• 6 add the crushed garlic and salsa.
• 7 cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• 8 add the sherry and simmer 10 more minutes.
• 9 fold in quinoa.
• 10 place peppers in baking dish and fill with quinoa mixture (half the mixture will be used up).
• 11 thin remainder with reerved juice and pou around peppers.
• 12 sprinkle shredded mozzarella over peppers and bake in 325 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.