Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
I have a few rules for lunch.
-It has to be yummy.
-It has to be easy.
-It can’t use the oven.
Every single day when I eat lunch I sit in front of my computer, usually catching up on email or going through my blog reader to see what all my great recipe/garden friends are up to. You know lunch is exceptional when you plan to do this, but the only thing you can do is turn your monitor on before you devour your entire lunch without touching the keyboard or mouse once. This lunch time experience was just me and the stuffed pepper and it was a good one.
These stuffed peppers are:
-Yummy. Very.
-Quick and easy. The thing that takes the most time is making the quinoa.
-It doesn’t use the oven. It uses the stove top and the microwave.
-Fresh! Garden pepper and spinach, yum!
Here’s all your beautiful ingredients. Such a pretty lunch we’ll be having!
Hello Mr. Pepper! You are huge, beautiful and delicious. I love you dearly.
Here’s your quinoa with chopped up spinach and garlic. The way I make my quinoa is 1/4 cup dry quinoa with 1/2 cup water. Bring to boil, then simmer and cover for 15 minutes.
After I melt the cheese, I put the pepper top back on. More pepper to eat makes me a happy girl!
If you have any quinoa that can’t fit in your pepper, I just put it on the side. Also, I always put extra tomato sauce on top. I love tomato sauce. When it’s time to start picking tomatoes from the garden this will all be fresh. I can’t wait!
Lunch Time Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 green pepper - seeds removed and top cut off but keep the top!
- 1/4 cup dry quinoa
- 4 spinach leaves - chopped
- 1 clove garlic - minced
- 2 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- tomato sauce - amount depends on your preference
Instructions
- Cook your quinoa as instructed on box.
- Cook green pepper in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain, set aside.
- When quinoa is done, add spinach and garlic and mix around.
- Fill pepper with quinoa mixture. Add a spoonful of sauce on top, then cover with your mozzarella cheese.
- Microwave for 20-30 seconds until your cheese is melted.
- Add another spoonful of tomato sauce on top.
- Put your green pepper top on.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
You can add additional tomato sauce all over the pepper as desired.
This recipe is for one 1 pepper, if you want 2 peppers, duplicate it and so on.
So easy but so delicious, love this recipe!
Thanks Natalie! I love recipes like that!
Yum, I love quinoa and this stuffed pepper sounds amazing! Love that it’s easy, yummy and requires no oven too 🙂
Thanks Kelly! No oven work makes a lunch even better!
Beautiful! You always have a great way of showcasing your veggies from the garden..
Aww, thanks a ton!
Now this is my kind of lunch!! I love everything quinoa!
I’m definitely feeling the quinoa love!
This is awesome – it’s like a super healthy veggie nachos hack. I’m into it.
I do love some nachos!
I love stuffed peppers! Quinoa is a nice touch to this. Love all that cheesy gooey goodness oozing out. YUM! Enjoy your 4th Pamela. 🙂
I can’t control myself on that cheesy goo! Have a great one too Anne!
I can’t control myself with that cheesy goo! Have a great one too Anne!
Hello,
New to your blog. Forgot how I got here though. But really liking it so far 🙂 interesting recipe. I’m always looking for ways to eat quinoa. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by Mary, this is one of my favorite lunch recipes for the summer. 🙂
This is a fantastic idea! Filling the peppers with quinoa topped with tomato sauce? Hand me over the plate!! 🙂 🙂 Love it! So gonna keep this in my mind for future summer dinners!! Great post as usual dear Pamela 🙂
xox Amy
Thanks Amy! Enjoy your future summer dinner! 🙂
Yummy!! this is my kind of lunch- quinoa is so great for keeping hunger pangs at bay too! xxx
Thanks for stopping by Katie! Quinoa, always a favorite!