Recipe time!!! Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

I made this a few weeks back when I was visiting with my Grandparents in Florida. My Grandfather didn't really like it very much at all, but my Grandmother, myself, my husband enjoyed them.

Keep in mind you don't have to add meat if you are vegetarian and you don't have to add cheese if you are vegan.

Stuffing Ingredients:

8oz of extra-lean ground turkey or chicken.
1/2 small onion chopped
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
1 cup slice mushrooms
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
1 tomato chopped
1 small zucchini chopped
1 cup cooked quinoa
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Other Ingredients:

1 large orange bell pepper
1 large yellow pepper
1 tomato sliced into four thick slices
1/4 cup dry white wine
1 cup shredded swiss cheese

Directions:

Cut orange and yellow peppers in half lengthwise and remove core and seeds

Trim a thin slice off the bottom of each to allow to lie flat

In the casserole dish, microwave peppers, covered, on high for 3 minutes, or until tender-crisp. Let cool to room temperature, covered. Drain and pat dry.

Prepare the stuffing.
In a large skillet, over medium heat, brown meat until no pink remains.

Add onion, red pepper, mushrooms, rosemary and thyme; cook stirring, until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes.

Add chopped tomato and zucchini and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.

Stir in quinoa, salt, pepper.

In the casserole dish, arrange tomato slices and add wine. Set each pepper half, cut side up, on tomato slice. Fill each pepper half with the mixture, mounding the stuffing. Cover and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until bell peppers are fork tender. Uncover, top with swiss cheese and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

Enjoy!!!