Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

• 5 large bell peppers- slice in half (9 halves will be for stuffing, and 1 half chopped up)

• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 can black beans – rinse and drain
• 1 can corn (or frozen) – drain
• 3 green onions- sliced
• 2/3 cup chunky salsa
• 2 T. nutritional yeast
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp chili powder
• salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper etc (any other seasonings you want)
• chopped cilantro (handful)
• 1 jalapeno (optional)

• Preheat oven 350 F
• Throw everything in bowl and mix- except the 9 halves that you are stuffing
• Place pepper halves in 9 x 13 pan (I do 3 rows of 3)
• Stuff with the mixture
• Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes; remove foil and bake 10 min more
• Serve with guac on top!!

• 3-4 avocados- smashed
• ½ red onion- chopped
• tomatoes
• cilantro
• jalapeno
• salt and pepper