Greek-style Stuffed Bell Peppers With Quinoa

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bell peppers, color of your choice
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup quinoa, cooked according to package directions
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch fennel seed
• salt & pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 set a pot of water to boil. remove tops from peppers and cut in half length-wise. seed and devein peppers. reserve pepper tops. once water has boiled, add peppers and cook for 7-8 minutes. drain water and run cold water over peppers.
• 3 finely dice pepper tops.
• 4 in a medium skillet, heat olive oil. saute onion and garlic over medium-high heat until soft, about 5 minutes. add ground beef and cook until browned.
• 5 cook quinoa according to package directions.
• 6 into ground beef, stir lemon juice and zest, tomato sauce, cooked quinoa and spices.
• 7 cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 8 stuff peppers with ground beef mixture. top with cheese. place peppers in a greased baking pan and cover with aluminum foil.
• 9 bake in a 375 degrees f oven for 15 minutes. uncover and bake and additional 15 minutes.