Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers with Mediterranean-inspired vegetarian filling of spinach, artichokes, and Greek yogurt. A delicious, easy recipe!

⏱ 50 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 35min 📊 Medium 🍽 10 servings ⭐ 4.9 (29) 👁 6
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

10 servings

Instructions

  1. Add quinoa and vegetable stock to a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat, fluff with a fork, then cover and let sit for 15 additional minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange the peppers in the dish, cut sides up.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a large, deep saute pan over medium high. If using fresh spinach, add the spinach in small handfuls, stirring as it wilts down, until you have added all of the leaves. If using frozen spinach, add it in a few larger handfuls, breaking up any clumps of leaves as you go.
  4. To the skillet, add the garlic, basil, salt, and pepper. Let cook 30 seconds, then add the artichoke hearts and cook until warmed through. Remove from the heat. Stir in the quinoa, parsley, 2/3 cup of the cheese, then the Greek yogurt.
  5. Generously stuff the peppers with the quinoa filling. Lightly coat a sheet of foil larger enough to cover the peppers with cooking spray, then cover the dish with foil, spray-side down.
  6. Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees, covered, then remove foil, sprinkle the remaining 1/3 cup cheese over the top, and continue baking 5-10 additional minutes, until peppers are cooked to desired tenderness and the cheese is melted. Serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

Protein9g
Carbs19g
Fat4g
145kcal
9gProtein
19gCarbs
4gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$6483.00
Per Serving
$648.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$12966.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (85% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
uncooked quinoa 1 cup -
reduced sodium vegetable stock 2 cups $160.00
red bell peppers 5 large $438.00
extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp $23.00
spinach leaves 20 oz $4915.00
minced garlic 3 cloves $461.00
dried basil 0.5 tsp $48.00
kosher salt 0.5 tsp $1.00
ground black pepper 0.25 tsp $6.00
artichoke hearts 1 can -
finely chopped fresh parsley 2 tbsp $59.00
freshly grated part skim Mozzarella 1 cup $260.00
non-fat plain Greek yogurt 0.5 cup $112.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa ( or rice, thoroughly rinsed and drained)
  • 2 cups reduced sodium vegetable stock (or sub water—slightly less flavorful)
  • 5 large red bell peppers ((or yellow or orange), halved, seeds and membranes removed)
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 20 oz spinach leaves (fresh or frozen (if using frozen, thaw and thoroughly press dry))
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 can artichoke hearts ((14 ounces), drained and chopped)
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 cup freshly grated part skim Mozzarella (or provolone, or similar melty Italian cheese)
  • 1/2 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt

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