Jack O'Lantern Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Name: Jack O'Lantern Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa; salt; 1 onion peeled and finely diced; 1 garlic clove peeled and finely diced; 5 ounces mushrooms cleaned and cut into slices; 2 tablespoons oil; 14 ounces ground beef; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 14 ounces chopped tomatoes; 2/3 cup vegetable stock; herbs dried Mediterranean; 4 orange holland peppers; oil to grease the baking sheet

Servings: persons

1 cup quinoa
salt
1 onion peeled and finely diced
1 garlic clove peeled and finely diced
5 ounces mushrooms cleaned and cut into slices
2 tablespoons oil
14 ounces ground beef
1 tablespoon tomato paste
14 ounces chopped tomatoes
2/3 cup vegetable stock
herbs dried Mediterranean
4 orange holland peppers
oil to grease the baking sheet

1
Prepare the quinoa in boiling, salted water according to package directions.
2
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the minced meat and cook about 5 minutes, until crumbly. In another pan, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium heat, add the mushrooms and saute 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Add the onions and garlic to the mushrooms and saute for about 1 minute. Add the mushroom mixture to the minced meat. Stir in tomato paste and cook briefly. Add the chopped tomatoes, stock, herbs and quinoa, season with salt and pepper and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
3
Preheat oven to 400u00b0F. Wash the peppers. Cut off the top of each pepper to create a lid and set aside. Clean and de-seed the inside of the peppers. With a paring knife, carve Jack O'Lantern faces on one side of each pepper. Place peppers on a greased baking sheet. Bake peppers for about 10 to 12 minutes. Place the reserved pepper lids on the tray after about 6 minutes.
4
Take the peppers out of the oven. Fill with the warm minced meat mixture, put on lid on top of each pepper and serve.

425

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup quinoa, salt, 1 onion peeled and finely diced, 1 garlic clove peeled and finely diced, and more.

Yes, Jack O'Lantern Stuffed Peppers falls under the Meat & Poultry category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Jack O'Lantern Stuffed Peppers

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