Vegetarian Recipes

Quinoa stuffed peppers:

We had this recipe over at a friends house for dinner.  They are vegetarians and wanted to cook for us!  I really liked the Mexican style quinoa mixture topped with avocado and creamy chipotle ranch! 

1 cup quinoa (Red or yellow)

1 Cup of Chicken broth

Chopped yellow or red onions

Chopped mushrooms

Herdez Salsa (however much you want)

Red, Orange, or Yellow Bell Peppers

Goat Cheese or Cream Cheese

Avocado

Chipotle Ranch

Panko bread crumbs

-        1. Cook the quinoa in the chicken broth until done. 

-        Sauté the onions and mushrooms in olive oil until done and add to quinoa

-        Add the salsa to the quinoa and stir all together.

-        Cut the tops off of the bell peppers and scoop out the seeds.

-        2. You can grill the bell peppers before cooking in the oven if you want

-        Spread the goat cheese or cream cheese inside the bell pepper

-        Stuff the peppers with the quinoa mixture

-        3. Top with panko bread crumbs and cook in oven (350 degrees or 400 degrees until top is golden brown and bell peppers are cooked through)

-        Once done let cool and then cut the bell peppers in half.

-        Top with chopped avocado and chipotle ranch dressing.